verb
to sell something that one does not own, with the expectation of buying it back at a lower price in the future
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Investors may choose to sell short in order to profit from a stock's decline in value.
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I heard that some traders sell short when they think a stock is going to go down.
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I'm gonna sell short on that company, I have a feeling their stock is gonna tank.
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Sometimes in life, we have to sell short on our expectations in order to avoid disappointment.