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selling against the box

selling against the box is the present participle and gerund of sell against the box.

Meaning of sell against the box

Verb

sell against the box (third-person singular simple present sells against the box, present participle selling against the box, simple past and past participle sold against the box)

  1. To sell stock that one owns, but deliver stock acquired elsewhere, so that one is effectively selling short and protecting oneself from a fall in the stock.
    • Mr. ROCKEFELLER. The large holdings I think I sold back in 1925 or 1926.
      Mr. Gray. Did you sell against the box then?1932, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency, Stock Exchange Practices: Hearings Before the Committee, page 332

Questions about selling against the box

What is selling against the box the present participle and gerund of?
Selling against the box is the present participle and gerund of sell against the box.

Words near selling against the box in the dictionary

  1. sellies
  2. selliform
  3. selligueain A
  4. Sellindge
  5. selling
  6. selling against the box
  7. selling away
  8. selling bargains
  9. selling by the candle
  10. selling coal to Newcastle
  11. selling coals to Newcastle

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