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<word lex_id="0">short sale<word/>
<word lex_id="0">short selling<word/>
<pointer refs="n00079398">Hypernym<pointer/>
<def>sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)<def/>
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