sell short (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 40
def 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
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
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Hypernym sell
Domain of synset - TOPIC commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
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Member of this domain - TOPIC commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
Hyponym sell

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