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sell short

VERB
underestimate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
belittle miscalculate underrate undervalue
STRONG
deprecate depreciate disesteem disparage miscarry slight
WEAK
make light of not do justice put down think too little of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exaggerate overestimate overrate overvalue praise value
STRONG
approve commend compliment flatter laud
WEAK
maximize

Example Sentences

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Members were still free to sell short any Union securities they wished, though.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

To duplicate that return yourself, you would need to buy the highest-momentum stocks and simultaneously sell short an equal dollar amount of the biggest losers.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

So Wolfe Research’s chief investment strategist Chris Senyek screened for stocks to sell short, or bet against.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

It would not be advisable to sell short either Leonard Leo or this Teneo Network, whatever the hell it is.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2023

He was shocked how much easier and cheaper it was to buy a credit default swap than it was to sell short an actual cash bond—even though they represented exactly the same bet.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis