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noun
A property sale negotiated with a mortgage company in which a lender takes less than the total amount due.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, real-estate
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noun
A sale of a third-party bond, share, or similar financial instrument that entails borrowing the asset together with a concurrent obligation to transfer its ownership to a subsequent buyer (or to the original seller) in the hope that the price will decrease before any loan must be repaid or relevant fees become due.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: investments
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noun
A sale of a financial security, commodity, or other third-party asset that entails a contractual obligation to deliver the asset to a subsequent buyer at a specified date.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: economics, sciences
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noun
sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: short selling
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Broader terms: trading
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