short sale

English

Noun

short sale (plural short sales)

1. (real estate) 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 security that one does not own, delivery obligation met by borrowing the security from another owner.
3. (economics) A sale of a financial security, commodity, or other good that one does not own with the contractual obligation to make delivery of the good to the buyer at a date in the future.

Translations

property sale negotiated with a mortgage company in which a lender takes less than the total amount due

sale of a security that one does not own, delivery obligation met by borrowing the security from another owner

• German: Leerverkauf (de) m

• Swedish: blankning (sv) c