short sale
A property sale negotiated with a mortgage company in which a lender takes less than…A property sale negotiated with a mortgage company in which a lender takes less than the total amount due.
Meaning
3 sensesA property sale negotiated with a mortgage company in which a lender takes less than the total amount due.
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.
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.
- sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
Forms
plural: short sales| Singular | short sale |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price):short selling