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  • 31short selling — The practice of selling securities not owned by the seller in the hope that the price subsequently falls and they can then be bought back at a lower price. The seller may have borrowed the necessary securities on a temporary basis in order to… …

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  • 32short-termism — short term ˈshort term adjective 1. continuing for only a short time, or concerned only with the period of time that is not very far into the future: • Most of the staff are on short term contracts. • We will continue to manufacture products to… …

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  • 33time — [tīm] n. [ME < OE tima, prob. < IE * dī men < base * dā(i) , to part, divide up > TIDE1] I duration; continuance 1. indefinite, unlimited duration in which things are considered as happening in the past, present, or future; every… …

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  • 34Time-of-flight mass spectrometry — (TOFMS) is a method of mass spectrometry in which ions are accelerated by an electric field of known strength. [Stephens, W. E., [http://link.aps.org/abstract/PR/v69/p674/s2 A Pulsed Mass Spectrometer with Time Dispersion] Phys. Rev. , 1946, 69 …

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  • 35Time-Domain Thermoreflectance — is a method by which the thermal properties of a material can be measured, most importantly thermal conductivity. This method can be applied most notably to thin film materials (up to hundreds of nanometers thick), which have properties that vary …

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  • 36Short-tailed Albatross — Conservation status Vulnerable ( …

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  • 37short-term — short′ term′ adj. 1) covering or involving a relatively short period of time: short term memory[/ex] 2) maturing after a relatively short period of time: a short term loan[/ex] 3) ste bus (of a capital gain or loss) derived from the sale or… …

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  • 38Short form cricket — is a collective term for several modified forms of the sport of cricket, with playing times significantly shorter than more traditional forms of the game. A typical short form cricket match can be completed within two to three hours, compared to… …

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  • 39short-dated — ˌshort ˈdated adjective short dated bonds/​stock/​securities FINANCE bonds, securities etc that are repaid in a short time, usually less than one year; = SHORTS: • Investments in public sector stock are mainly in short dated government bonds.… …

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  • 40short-term gain — ➔ gain2 * * * short term gain UK US noun [C or U] ► FINANCE profit made from selling something a short time after buying it, usually within a year: »Paul buys shares with the aim of realising short term gains. ► an improvement or advantage that… …

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