go short English

Meaning go short meaning

What does go short mean?

go short verb

— (UK) (intransitive, or transitive with of) To have an insufficient amount (of).

— (finance) To sell a financial product, such as a share, that one does not presently own, as in the hope of buying it more cheaply later for delivery, so as to profit from a fall in price; cf. go long.

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Enough

• What words refer to not having enough of something?
  not have enough be short of be short on go short be running short of deficient be starved of be lacking in