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Noun: short account  short u'kawnt
  1. A brokerage account of someone who sells short (sells securities they do not own)
    "The investor opened a short account to profit from the expected market downturn"
     
  2. The aggregate of short sales on an open market
    "The increase in short account positions indicated growing pessimism among investors"

Derived forms: short accounts

Type of: account, business relationship, index, index number, indicant, indicator