sell short

sell someone or something short

Fig. to underestimate someone or something; to fail to see the good qualities of someone or something. This is a very good restaurant. Don't sell it short. When you say that John isn't interested in music, you're selling him short. Did you know he plays the violin quite well?

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Short Selling "; it means betting against the future success of a company To sell short you would borrow and sell shares of a company, you believe is doomed, at the present value with the hope that you will buy and return these shares in the future when the price is lower For those not familiar with the term, ? Short Selling the United States by Mohamed Abdelrahman / Politics community Instead of buying call options, you could sell short put options thereby pocketing the entire amount you made on selling the put options if the stock should go up. How Option Trading Profit in Any Market Conditions by Jason Ng / Finance and Investment community CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, claimed it was the first time a brewery or pub group had admitted encouraging landlords to sell short measures. NEWS by The Mirror (London, England)			seize onto seize the day seize the opportunity seize up seize with seized with seldom select select as select for select from Self-praise is no recommendation Self-preservation is the first law of nature sell sell a bill of goods sell as sell at sell down the river sell for a certain price sell for a song sell like hotcakes sell off sell on sell on credit sell out sell short sell soul sell the farm selling point send send a message send a signal send about business send across send after send ahead for send along send around send around for send away send away for send away with send away with a flea in ear send back send back for send before send below send by send C.O.D send chills down spine send down			sell like hot cakes sell like hotcakes Sell limit order Sell Now Assistance Program sell off sell off sell off sell off Sell Offs Sell Offs sell on sell on sell on sell on Sell on Bottoms sell on credit Sell on the Good News Sell order Sell Orders Sell Our Stuff with Our Stuff sell out sell out sell out sell out Sell Outs Sell Outs Sell Plus Sell plus order Sell Plus Orders Sell price sell short Sell side Sell Side Analyst Sell Side Analysts sell signal sell someone down the river sell soul sell soul sell soul sell soul sell soul to the devil sell soul to the devil sell soul to the devil Sell Stop sell stop order Sell Stop Orders Sell the book sell the farm sell the paper sell the spread Sell through Sell through Sell Through Rate Sell to Close Sell to Cover Sell to Open Sell to Open Sell To Rent Sell To Rent Sell Today Buy Tomorrow sell up