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noun Finance.
the account of a short seller.
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Origin of short account
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby short account
shoreweed,
Shorewood,
shoring,
shorn,
short,
short account,
short-acting,
shortage,
short and sweet,
short ballot,
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How to use short account in a sentence
As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
The account goes some way in showing just how present the Quds and other forces are in Iraq at this point in time.
Did the airline file a flight plan that took account of the weather en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore?
But his account of a dissident plot involving Gambian expats using U.S. weapons is similar to what Faal told the FBI.
The precision it took to craft such a cohesive, wholly compelling work over 12 years is nothing short of remarkable.
Of course, considerations of weight have to be taken into account, but the more mould round the roots the better.
And I finished all with a brief historical account of affairs and events in England for about a hundred years past.
Sometimes the stems are quite bare; on other occasions they are partly branched; in any case the branches are short.
Many of their cannon balls that fell far short of us, were collected and returned to them with powerful effect.
On this account, great care should be taken to provide well-drained positions.
British Dictionary definitions for short account
noun
the aggregate of short sales on an open market, esp a stock market
the account of a stock-market speculator who sells short
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