Refers to finish, or aftertaste, when it ends abruptly.

This indicates a wine with little aftertaste.

Term for a wine which does not remain on the palate after swallowing - see 'finish.'

Describes a wine that does not remain on the palate after swallowing. Common in inexpensive wines, but not necessarily a fault.

Across the palate and in aftertaste.

Finish or aftertaste that doesn't last. Opposite of 'long' or 'lingering.'

Tasting term used to indicate a wine with little aftertaste.

A short position is the trading position of a person who has sold securities or commodities that they do not own with the hope of buying at a later date at a lower price. A short sale is a contract for the sale of something, such as a commodity or futures contract, that the seller does not own. It is a method of profiting from the expected fall in price of the commodity but risky because if the commodity goes up, the owner of the short will have to purchase the underlying commodity at whatever price it reaches to cover the short sale.

A trader who has sold futures, speculating that prices will decline.

selling a stock that you don't own

Selling a particular security or instrument with the hopes of prices declining so a profit can be made when the instrument is bought back.

A short position is when someone sells a warrant or the underlying asset. Contrasts with Long position.

A position S in Sylver Coinage is short if g(S) is prime and S/g(S) is a quiet ender. See long.

A position initiated by the sale of a particular instrument. In most markets, this instrument is borrowed prior to selling it.

Having sold & not yet covered/bought back. Eg, “I'm short 500 shares of Texas Instruments.” Verb form indicates the action of selling. Eg, “I'm shorting the S&P 500.” You sell short if you expect the price to fall.

A net position where more contracts have been sold than bought. Sometimes denoted by a minus in front of the number of lots. Buying an amount of contracts equal to the amount by which a trader short closes out short positions. A short position is initiated if the trader believes the price will go lower.

An investor who holds a short position on a stock.

An individual who is holding a short position in a particular security. also called short seller.

Trader has sold a currency with the expectation of buying it back cheaper.

One who has sold futures contracts or plans to purchase a cash commodity (e.g., a food processor).

1. The selling of a borrowed security, commodity or currency, with the expectation that the asset will fall in value. 2. In the context of options, it is the selling (also known as "writing") of an options contract. Opposite of "... read more ...

A trader who has committed to deliver stock at a specified price at some time in the future which he does not own, is known as short. Such a trader anticipates the price of the stock will fall allowing them to buy the security on the market at a lower price than the agreed sale price. This is what's known as a bearish play - because the trader is expecting prices to fall.

Jargon for sale of a stock, option, or other security that the seller does not actually own. If you sell shares of a stock that you don't own but rather borrowed, you are said to have a "short position" or to "be short" that stock. See also long.

Selling a share, or other security, not owned in the anticipation of being able to buy identical shares at a lower price.

The position of one who has sold a contract in order to implement a market position. The opposite of short. (Opposite of long).

the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base

not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices; "a short sale"; "short in cotton"

without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold; "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"

The state of having sold a stock short without having covered it (repurchased a previously sold contract).

The state of having sold a security or futures contract prior to ownership. A person with a short position is liable for delivery of the item(s) sold until he or she buys back the positron.

Characteristic of having sold an instrument without actually owning it, and to hold such position with expectations that the price will decline in order to buy it back in the future at a profit.

A financial transaction in which a person borrows shares of a security (normally this is done by the brokerage house in which the persons has his/her account), and then sells them with the expectation that its price will drop in value in the near future.

Holding an open “sell” trade because you think the market will fall.

Describing a trading position when futures contracts have been sold or the unhedged physical commodity is required to be bought.

The opposite of "being long" or owning a stock. When an investor is short, he is either in a bearish fund or owes his broker the stock that was borrowed and sold as part of a short sale.

One who has sold a contract to establish a market position and who had not yet closed this position through an offsetting purchase; the opposite of a long position.

To be short of a commodity or associated futures or options contract is to have been a seller. Contrast long.

To go `short` is to have sold an instrument without actually owning it, and to hold a short position with expectations that the price will decline so it can be bought back in the future at a profit.

A market position that has been sold. It will generate losses as the market moves up and profits as the market moves down. For example, if you sold Euros, you will be "short" Euros.

(1) The selling of an option futures contract. (2) A trader whose net position in the futures market shows an excess of open sales over open purchases (see " long").

To become an ower; to have sold without ownership in anticipation of subsequently purchasing at a lower price.

Opening a sell position in expectation that the market price it will fall

One who has sold a futures contract to establish a market position and who has not yet closed out this position through an offsetting purchase; the opposite of long.

One who has sold a cash commodity, a commodity futures contract or other financial instrument; a long, in contrast, is one who has bought a cash commodity or futures contract.

One who has sold futures contracts or the cash commodity.

A short sale is generally the sale of a stock or currency you do not own, Investors who sell short believe the price of the stock will fall.

The term to describe the position of investors that have sold shares they do not possess, in the hope of buying them later at a lower price.

See short position.

A position resulting from the sale of an asset when not owning that asset. There is an obligation to buy that asset (covering the short position) at some unspecified time in the future

Someone who has sold actuals or futures contracts, and has not yet offset the sale; the act of selling the actuals or futures contracts, absent any offset.

This is a condition resulting from selling an option and not owning the related securities.

Having an open position that was created by selling a currency. If you sold the EUR/USD, the client is said to be "Short" the currency pair (sold the base currency). If a client bought the EUR/USD, he would be long the currency pair, but short USD currency. Foreign exchange transactions assume being long one currency and short another.

A net investment position in a security in which the security has been borrowed and sold but not yet replaced.

The selling of a security, contract or commodity not owned by the seller..

The position created by the sale of a futures contract or option (either a call or a put) if there is no offsetting position.

One who has sold futures contracts or plans to purchase a cash commodity. (verb) Selling futures contracts or initiating a cash forward contract sale without offsetting a particular market position. A position that has been entered by Selling shares/contracts and has not yet been bought back. Opposite to "Long". Ideal for downward trends in a market.

If you sell an asset short, you are short the asset. You will benefit if the price falls.

One who sold a contract without having the underlying asset.

An open "sold" position.

A market position where the client has sold a currency they do not already own. Usually expressed in base currency terms.

Refers to an ownership position in which the trader has sold more of a particular security than he or she has bought (opp. to Long).

A market position where the client has sold a currency he does not already own. Normally expressed in base currency terms, e.g. short US dollars (long Deutsch marks)

Short Selling is normally a speculative operation undertaken in the belief that the prices of the shares will fall. It is accomplished by selling shares one does not own by borrowing stock from a broker. Most stock exchanges prohibit the short sales of a security below the price at which the last board lot was traded.

To sell.

Someone who has sold cotton futures or other contracts is said to be short until he buys the contracts back or delivers the cotton at the maturity date of the contract.

(Coffee Market) (Seller) Holding contracts to deliver a commodity at a future date. (See long)

A market position where the principal has sold a currency not already owned. Usually expressed in base currency terms. E.g. short dollars (long yen).

The position resulting from selling an asset that is not owned. There is a future obligation to repurchase.

a market position obligating the holder to make delivery unless the position is liquidated (opposite of Long)

Investors are short of a share or commodity if they have sold shares they do not possess, in the hope of buying them later at a lower price. See also long.

A position wherein new commitments are established by selling, and close-outs are effected by buying.

(1) The selling side of an open futures contract; (2) a trader whose net position in the futures market shows an excess of open sales over open purchases; (3) selling (granting) an options contract.

"Going short" or "shorting" is betting that the price of a security will fall by selling shares that you do not own. If the price falls you can then buy the shares at the lower price, close the position, and pocket the difference. The risk in shorting is that there is no limit to how high a share price can rise, and therefore no limit to how much you can lose if you have to buy back at a higher price to close the transaction.

Generally refers to the selling of an option contract that is not previously owned. This term is used to designate the position the option seller has after he has written an option. Any position (stock, option, or combination of) whereby the holder of the position profits from a decrease in the stock price.

Shorting shares means selling them first with the aim of buying them back for a lower price

sell (or write) an option

An investment position that will profit from a decline in price.

The selling side of an open futures or options contract. The opposite of long.

The selling of a security that the seller does not own, or any sale that is completed by the delivery of a security borrowed by the seller. Short sellers assume that they will be able to buy the stock at a lower amount than the price at which they sold short.

The selling of a borrowed security, commodity or currency. Traders sell when prices are expected to fall.

A shortage of assets in a particular currency. See short sale

In commodities trading, the sale of commodities that are not owned by the seller but are promised to be delivered. The sellerâ€(tm)s strategy is to eventually buy the already “sold” commodities at a market price that is lower than the price received in the short sale, creating a profit. Should the price of the commodities rise, however, the seller will have to cover the short position by purchasing the commodities at a price higher than received, creating a loss.

In finance, a short position makes a profit when the value of the underlying asset goes down.

Term used to describe bread, cake or pastry that has a high proportion of fat and is very tender or crisp.

the description of any pastry with a high content of fat. Fat makes pastry tender and flaky. Shortbread is a good example.

A short sound, syllable, or vowel.

A minor, brief story.

of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively short duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt')

used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively brief duration

See "brief."

The Java primitive representing a 16 bit signed integer.

The Java Object representing a short primitive.

A 16-bit signed integer in the range [-32,768, 32,767]. Derived from the int datatype.

A primitive Java data type that's a 16-bit two's-complement signed number (in all implementations).

a term used by everyone in Vietnam to tell all who would listen that his tour was almost over

An insufficient amount of money to call a bet, thus going " all-in".

not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"

Insufficient money or cards (Shy).

An eight-ounce serving of coffee or espresso drink.

When a somersault has a lack of rotation, usually leads to a bad landing

A term for a type of paint rheology, often described colloquially as buttery.

In winetasting, refers to a lack of persistence in a wine's finish. The opposite term is, naturally, "long". A long finish is a hallmark of a good wine.

Leaving no flavour in the mouth after the initial impact.

A horse that drops out of contention in the stretch or close to the finish is said to have been "short," the inference being that with more work or preparation he might have lasted to the finish and perhaps have been the winner.

An unwanted or accidental connection made between two points in a circuit.

accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

A direct connection between two points in a circuit that (usually) should not be connected.

Spark resulting from neutral and hot wires touching each other causing a blown fuse or circuit breaker flipping to off

An abnormal connection of relatively low resistance between two points of a circuit. The result is excessive (often damaging) current between these points. At the design phase, such a connection is considered to have occurred in a CAD database or artwork whenever conductors from different nets either touch or come closer than the minimum spacing allowed for the design rules being used.

A bowl that does not reach the jack or the intended target is described as being short.