Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sell_short

2 senses of sell short

Sense 1
sell short -- (sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit)
       => sell -- (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit")

Sense 2
sell short -- (underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge")
       => underestimate, underrate -- (make too low an estimate of; "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river")