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  short sale
       n : sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the
           seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower
           price) [syn: short selling]

  short sale
     n.
     1 (lb en real estate) A property sale negotiated with a mortgage
  company in which a lender takes less than the total amount due.
     2 (lb en investments) A sale of a third-party bond, share, or similar
  financial instrument that entails borrowing the asset together with a
  concurrent obligation to transfer its ownership to a subsequent buyer
  (or to the original seller) in the hope that the price will decrease
  before any loan must be repaid or relevant fees become due.
     3 (lb en economics) A sale of a financial security, commodity, or
  other third-party asset that entails a contractual obligation to deliver
  the asset to a subsequent buyer at a specified date.

  short sale
     n.
     1 (lb en real estate) A property sale negotiated with a mortgage
  company in which a lender takes less than the total amount due.
     2 (lb en investments) A sale of a third-party bond, share, or similar
  financial instrument that entails borrowing the asset together with a
  concurrent obligation to transfer its ownership to a subsequent buyer
  (or to the original seller) in the hope that the price will decrease
  before any loan must be repaid or relevant fees become due.
     3 (lb en economics) A sale of a financial security, commodity, or
  other third-party asset that entails a contractual obligation to deliver
  the asset to a subsequent buyer at a specified date.

  short sale
     n.
     1 (lb en real estate) A property sale negotiated with a mortgage
  company in which a lender takes less than the total amount due.
     2 (lb en investments) A sale of a third-party bond, share, or similar
  financial instrument that entails borrowing the asset together with a
  concurrent obligation to transfer its ownership to a subsequent buyer
  (or to the original seller) in the hope that the price will decrease
  before any loan must be repaid or relevant fees become due.
     3 (lb en economics) A sale of a financial security, commodity, or
  other third-party asset that entails a contractual obligation to deliver
  the asset to a subsequent buyer at a specified date.

  short sale
     n.
     1 (lb en real estate) A property sale negotiated with a mortgage
  company in which a lender takes less than the total amount due.
     2 (lb en investments) A sale of a third-party bond, share, or similar
  financial instrument that entails borrowing the asset together with a
  concurrent obligation to transfer its ownership to a subsequent buyer
  (or to the original seller) in the hope that the price will decrease
  before any loan must be repaid or relevant fees become due.
     3 (lb en economics) A sale of a financial security, commodity, or
  other third-party asset that entails a contractual obligation to deliver
  the asset to a subsequent buyer at a specified date.

  short sale /ʃˈɔːt sˈeɪl/
  kontremina

  short sale /ʃˈɔːt sˈeɪl/
  Leerverkauf , Blankoverkauf  [fin.]
           Note: Börse
     Synonyms: uncovered sale, bear sale, short selling, selling short, shorting
  
   see: short, sell short
  

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