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Shortselling

Definitions:

  1. Noun: The act of selling a security, commodity, or other financial instrument that the seller does not own, with the intention of buying it back at a lower price in the future.
  2. Verb: To engage in the act of selling a security, commodity, or other financial instrument that the seller does not own, with the intention of buying it back at a lower price in the future.

Sample sentences:

  1. His shortselling of company XYZ's stocks allowed him to profit from their impending decline.
  2. Shortselling can be a risky strategy, as it requires accurately predicting the market's movements.
  3. He decided to shortsell the oil futures, anticipating a drop in prices.

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