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selling short

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present participle of sell short

as in underestimating

to place too low a value on I think you're selling yourself short; you're much better at this than you think you are.

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Recent Examples of selling short In the second case, as a part of its QE strategy, the FOMC decided in September 2011 to extend the average maturity of the Fed’s portfolio by selling short-term and purchasing longer-term Treasury securities. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

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