单词 | selling short |
释义 | selling shortBorrowing shares of stock from a brokerage firm (see broker) and then selling in the expectation that the price of the stock will decline. If it does, the borrower buys them back at a reduced price, returns them to the brokerage, and makes a profit. If it rises, the investor loses money. To sell short is to “short” a stock. Words nearby selling shortselling climax, selling floor, selling-plater, selling point, selling race, selling short, sell like hot cakes, sell-off, sell oneself, Sellotape, sellout The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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