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goes short

goes short is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go short.

Meaning of go short

Verb

go short (third-person singular simple present goes short, present participle going short, simple past went short, past participle gone short)

  1. (UK, intransitive) To have an insufficient amount.
    • My parents were very poor, and we often went short of food.
  2. To sell a financial product (such as a share) now, even though one does not presently own it, in the hope of buying it more cheaply for delivery at a later date, so as to profit from a fall in price below the price at which one sold it; cf. go long.

Questions about goes short

What is goes short the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes short is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go short.

Words near goes short in the dictionary

  1. goes rogue
  2. goes round
  3. goes round in circles
  4. goes round the houses
  5. goes round with
  6. goes short
  7. goes sing
  8. goes slap off on
  9. goes snake
  10. goes so far as
  11. goes soft

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