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short sales

short sales is the plural of short sale.

Meaning of short sale

Noun

short sale (plural short sales)

  1. A property sale negotiated with a mortgage company in which a lender takes less than the total amount due.
  2. (investments) A sale of a third-party bond, share, or similar financial instrument that entails borrowing the asset together with a concurrent obligation to transfer its ownership to a subsequent buyer (or to the original seller) in the hope that the price will decrease before any loan must be repaid or relevant fees become due.
  3. A sale of a financial security, commodity, or other third-party asset that entails a contractual obligation to deliver the asset to a subsequent buyer at a specified date.

Questions about short sales

What is short sales the plural of?
Short sales is the plural of short sale.

Words near short sales in the dictionary

  1. short run
  2. short runs
  3. short s
  4. short s's
  5. short sale
  6. short sales
  7. short scale
  8. short sea
  9. short seas
  10. short sell
  11. short seller

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