| short | (noun) One who has sold futures contracts or plans to purchase a cash commodity (verb) Selling futures contracts or initiating a cash forward contract sale without offsetting a particular market position | en |
| short | One who has sold a futures contract to establish a market position and who has not yet closed out this position through an offsetting purchase; the opposite of long | en |
| short | One who has sold futures contracts or plans to purchase a cash commodity (verb) Selling futures contracts or initiating a cash forward contract sale without offsetting a particular market position | en |
| short | (1) The selling of an option futures contract (2) A trader whose net position in the futures market shows an excess of open sales over open purchases (see "long") | en |
| short | (1) The selling side of an open futures contract; (2) a trader whose net position in the futures market shows an excess of open sales over open purchases See Long | en |
| short | (1) Generally, as a noun, one who has sold futures contracts (or the cash commodity, depending on the market under discussion) and has not yet offset that position As a verb, the action of taking a position in which one has sold futures contracts (or made a forward contract for the sale of the cash commodity) without taking the offsetting action For example, if you had no position and you sold five contracts, your action would be "shorting the futures," and you would then be a "short " However, if your previous position was one of having bought five contracts (i e , "being long five"), and you then sold five contracts to offset that position, your second action would not be referred to as "shorting," because your position when the second action was concluded would be zero Short is also used with similar meanings as an adjective and adverb (2) In commercial paper loan futures, then short is defined as the party who contracts to deliver cash and to take delivery of paper | en |
| short | "Going short" or "shorting" is betting that the price of a security will fall by selling shares that you do not own If the price falls you can then buy the shares at the lower price, close the position, and pocket the difference | en |
| short | is to sell on the expectation that the price of the asset will drop below its prevailing market price In the case of bonds this implies an expectation that interest rates will rise | en |
| short | Versatile term often used to describe the absence of a security, a short sell position in a security or the general opinion that a security or the market will decline in price | en |
| short | To be near the end of one's one-year tour of duty in U S military service in Vietnam (specifically, having under 100 days left "in country") A "short-timer " | en |
| short | One who has sold futures contracts or the cash commodity Opposite of Long | en |
| short | marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" | en |
| short | most direct; "took the shortest and most direct route to town" | en |
| short | in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it" | en |
| short | without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold; "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash" | en |
| short | quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" | en |
| short | create a short-circuit in | en |
| short | low in stature; not tall; "his was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack" | en |
| short | not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience" | en |
| short | used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively brief duration | en |
| short | less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" | en |
| short | of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively short duration (as e g the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt') | en |
| short | not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices; "a short sale"; "short in cotton" | en |
| short | A position is short with respect to a price if the position profits from a decrease in that price A short-seller of a stock profits from a decrease in the stock price and, hence, is short the stock A seller of an option profits from a decrease in volatility and, hence, is short volatility | en |
| short | To go short is to sell a currency or security For example, if an investor believes that the Japanese economy is getting weaker and that, as a result, the Japanese Yen will depreciate in value, then he/she may want to sell Japanese Yen and take what is called a short position It is not necessary to own the quote currency prior to selling, as it is sold short | en |
| short | relatively close to the batsman | en |
| short | of a cricket ball, to bounce relatively far from the batsman so that it bounces higher than normal; opposite of full | en |
| short | that bounced relatively far from the batsman | en |
| short | A word or phrase that can be said or written in less time to represent another word or phrase | en |
| short | short circuit, malfunction of a circuit caused by an unintentional low-resistance connection (Electricity); main point; motion picture of less than 30 minutes (Slang); shot, small drink of liquor (British) isim | en |
| short | Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically dimensions | en |
| short | With less height | en |
| short | brief sıfat | en |
| short | To cause a short circuit | en |
| short | shortstop | en |
| short | A short circuit | en |
| short | A JavaTM programming language keyword used to define a variable of type short, 16-bits using two's complement integer representation with a range of -215 to 215-1 (-32768 to 32767) | en |
| short | when a futures contract is sold in anticipation of buying it back at a lower cost | en |
| short | Having sold & not yet covered/bought back Eg, "I'm short 500 shares of Texas Instruments " Verb form indicates the action of selling Eg, "I'm shorting the S&P 500 " You sell short if you expect the price to fall | en |
| short | Refers to finish, or aftertaste, when it ends abruptly | en |
| short | The sell side of a futures contract A promise to make delivery | en |
| short | Short circuit 1 An abnormal connection of relatively low resistance between two points of a circuit The result is excess (often damaging) current between these points Such a connection is considered to have occurred in a printed wiring CAD database or artwork anytime conductors from different nets either touch or come closer than the minimum spacing allowed for the design rules being use | en |
| short | As in to "take a short position," or to be "short on supply," indicates a supplier has only a small (or no) amount of commodity to sell; opposite of long, which indicates the supplier has a significant amount of commodity at risk and/or to sell | en |
| short | A ball that would bounce twice on the opponent's side of the table if given the chance | en |
| short | (1) The selling side of an open futures contract This sale is a legally enforceable agreement to make delivery of a specific quantity and grade of a particular futures during a specified delivery period; (2) a trader whose net position in the futures market shows an excess of open sales over open purchases (3) A person who has sold a contract short See Long | en |
| short | Jargon for sale of a stock, option, or other security that the seller does not actually own If you sell shares of a stock that you don't own but rather borrowed, you are said to have a "short position" or to "be short" that stock See also long | en |
| short | A position S in Sylver Coinage is short if g(S) is prime and S/g(S) is a quiet ender See long | en |
| short | One who has sold a contract to establish a market position and who has not yet closed out this position through an offsetting purchase; the opposite of a long position Related: Long | en |
| short | cheat someone by not returning him enough money | en |
| short | quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" | en |
| short | primarily spatial sense; having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss" | en |
| short | the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed most direct; "took the shortest and most direct route to town" | en |
| short | primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months" | en |
| short | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base | en |
| short | of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively short duration (as e | en |
| short | To shorten | en |
| short | To fail; to decrease | en |
| short | Short, inferior hemp | en |
| short | Breeches; shortclothes | en |
| short | A short sound, syllable, or vowel | en |
| short | In a short manner; briefly; limitedly; abruptly; quickly; as, to stop short in one's course; to turn short | en |
| short | (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory" | en |
| short | lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking" | en |
| short | so as to interrupt; "She took him up short before he could continue" | en |
| short | clean across; "the car's axle snapped short" | en |
| short | without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold; "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash | en |
| short | the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed most direct; "took the shortest and most direct route to town" primarily spatial sense; having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss" primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months" of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively short duration (as e | en |
| short | at some point or distance before a goal is reached; "he fell short of our expectations" | en |
| short | at a disadvantage; "I was caught short" | en |
| short | unwilling to endure; "she was short with the slower students" | en |
| short | used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively brief duration low in stature; not tall; "his was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack" | en |
| short | containing a large amount of shortening; therefore tender and easy to crumble or break into flakes; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust" | en |
| short | tightly; "she caught him up short on his lapel" | en |
| short | The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran | en |
| short | the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices; "a short sale"; "short in cotton" | en |
| short | Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as, a short supply of provisions, or of water | en |
| short | Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking; not coming up to a resonable, or the ordinary, standard; usually with of; as, to be short of money | en |
| short | accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference | en |
| short | Deficient; defective; imperfect; not coming up, as to a measure or standard; as, an account which is short of the trith | en |
| short | Not extended in time; having very limited duration; not protracted; as, short breath | en |
| short | Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight | en |
| short | the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed | en |
| short | suddenly, abruptly; rudely; unawares, at a disadvantage; prematurely, before the intended target or destination; briefly | en |
| short | not long, little; not tall, small; lacking, deficient; insufficient, inadequate; lacking in length; concise, brief; crumbly or flaky due to high fat content; rude, abrupt sıfat | en |
| short | cause a short circuit; give less than required or agreed, shortchange (Informal) fiil | en |
| short | Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow; not tenacious, as memory | en |
| short | Not distant in time; near at hand | en |
| short | and To sell short, under Short, adv | en |
| short | Not prolonged, or relatively less prolonged, in utterance; opposed to long, and applied to vowels or to syllables | en |
| short | In English, the long and short of the same letter are not, in most cases, the long and short of the same sound; thus, the i in ill is the short sound, not of i in isle, but of ee in eel, and the e in pet is the short sound of a in pate, etc | en |
| short | A summary account | en |
| short | See The shorts, under Short, n | en |
| short | Breaking or crumbling readily in the mouth; crisp; as, short pastry | en |
| short | Less important, efficaceous, or powerful; not equal or equivalent; less (than); with of | en |
| short | Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short answer to the question | en |
| short | Engaging or engaged to deliver what is not possessed; as, short contracts; to be short of stock | en |
| short | Brittle | en |
| short | See Quantity, and Guide to Pronunciation, §§22, 30 | en |
| short for | abbreviated form of (i.e. a name) | en |
| short of | needy of -; is lacking -; except for - | en |
| short of | Not having enough of (something); lacking or deficient in - "I understand that you are a little short on time here, so practicing is out of question." | ry |
| shorted | past of short | en |
| shorter | Comparative form of the adjective short. Lesser in stature, length or height | en |
| shortest | Superlative form of the adjective short. Least in stature, length or height | en |
| shorties | plural of shorty | en |
| shorting | present participle of short | en |
| shortish | somewhat short | en |
| shortish | moderately short, rather short sıfat | en |
| shortish | Shortish means fairly short. a shortish man, with graying hair | en |
| shortness | the property of being shorter than average stature | en |
| shortness | an abrupt discourteous manner | en |
| shortness | The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief | en |
| shortness | the property of being of short temporal extent | en |
| shortness | The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in winter; the shortness of an essay; the shortness of the memory; a shortness of provisions; shortness of breath | en |
| shortness | the property of being shorter than average stature the property of being of short temporal extent the property of being of short spatial extent the property of being truncated or short | en |
| shortness | the property of being truncated or short | en |
| shortness | quality of being short; briefness isim | en |
| shortness | the property of being of short spatial extent | en |
| shorts | (usually in the plural) underpants worn by men | en |
| shorts | pants that end above the knee; men's underwear isim | en |
| shorts | trousers that end at or above the knee | en |