short account
Americannoun
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the aggregate of short sales on an open market, esp a stock market
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the account of a stock-market speculator who sells short
Etymology
Origin of short account
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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The trial began with a reading of the indictment against Hanning and a short account of his personal details.
From Time • Feb. 12, 2016
It is not an expansive account of a life but a short account of two days that the narrator spends teaching a writing seminar in Athens.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 29, 2014
Here's a suggestion: a short account, directed specifically to immigrants, of the history of the country they are aiming to join.
From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2013
A helpful end section offers a list of the museums where Bellows’s works can be seen, along with source notes, an index and a bibliography, unusual for such a short account.
From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2012
I may as well give a short account of the different tribes inhabiting the Naga Hills district when I took charge.
From My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills by Johnstone, James Johnstone, chevalier de
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