sell short
49 synonyms found
- belittle
- clear the trade
- close out
- convert
- convert into cash
- cut under
- deprecate
- depreciate
- disparage
- dump
- effect a sale
- job
- liquidate
- make a sale
- make light of
- make little of
- make nothing of
- market
- minimize
- misestimate
- misprize
- resell
- retail
- sacrifice
- sell
- sell off
- sell on consignment
- sell out
- sell over
- sell retail
- sell up
- sell wholesale
- set at naught
- set little by
- shrug off
- terminate the account
- think little of
- think nothing of
- turn into money
- turn over
- undercut
- underestimate
- underprize
- underrate
- underreckon
- undersell
- undervalue
- unload
- wholesale
Definition
(v) :
underestimate the real value or ability of; sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit
"Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"