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verb
To have an insufficient amount.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, intransitive
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verb
To sell a financial product (such as a share) now, even though one does not presently own it, in the hope of buying it more cheaply for delivery at a later date, so as to profit from a fall in price below the price at which one sold it; cf. go long.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance
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History
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