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for short

As an abbreviated form of something. Please don't call William "Bill" for short—he doesn't like it.
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for short

as an abbreviation. The Internal Revenue Service is known as the IRS for short. David goes by Dave for short.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

for short

Also, short for. As an abbreviation. For example, Richard prefers to be called Dick for short, or The Fed is short for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. [Mid-1800s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

for ˈshort

as a shorter way of saying something: Her name’s Joanna, but her friends call her ‘Jo’ for short.
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for short

As an abbreviation: He's called Ed for short.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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