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SHORT ACCOUNT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The aggregate of short sales on an open market
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("short account" is a kind of...):
index; index number; indicant; indicator (a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A brokerage account of someone who sells short (sells securities he does not own)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("short account" is a kind of...):
account; business relationship (a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services)
