shorts

/ʃɔːts/ noun [plural] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET

Definition

› government bonds that are paid back in a short time, usually less than two years

› shares that someone has borrowed and sold, but does not own: Currently he has no Nasdaq 100 shorts → Compare longs

(Definition of shorts noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

false, not real or not legal

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