short of sth

  • 1run short of sth — Ⅰ. run short (of sth) ► to have a low supply of something: »Forecasting is crucial: you don t want to run short or have a warehouse of unsold product. »The online travel site denies that it is running short of cash. Main Entry: ↑run Ⅱ. run short… …

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  • 2short — short1 W1S1 [ʃo:t US ʃo:rt] adj comparative shorter superlative shortest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(length/distance)¦ 3¦(not tall)¦ 4¦(book/letter)¦ 5¦(not enough)¦ 6 be short on something 7¦(less than)¦ …

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  • 3Short — One who has sold a contract to establish a market position and who has not yet closed out this position through an offsetting purchase; the opposite of a long position. Related: Long. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. short short 1 …

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  • 4short — noun One who has sold futures contracts or plans to purchase a cash commodity. verb Selling futures contracts or initiating a cash forward contract sale without offsetting a particular market position. Chicago Board of Trade glossary Someone who… …

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  • 5short*/*/*/ — [ʃɔːt] adj I 1) measuring a small height, length, or distance She s short and slim, with light brown hair and blue eyes.[/ex] The theatre is a relatively short distance from here.[/ex] The sleeves are much too short.[/ex] 2) a short period of… …

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  • 6short of (doing) something — short of (doing) sth idiom without sth; without doing sth; unless sth happens • Short of a miracle, we re certain to lose. • Short of asking her to leave (= and we don t want to do that) there s not a lot we can do about the situation. Main entry …

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  • 7short-list — also shortlist v [T usually passive] BrE to put someone on a short list for a job or a prize short list sb for sth ▪ She s been short listed for the director s job …

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  • 8short-list — also shortlist v [T usually passive] BrE to put someone on a short list for a job or a prize short list sb for sth ▪ She s been short listed for the director s job …

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  • 9short list — also short|list [ˈʃo:tlıst US ˈʃo:rt ] n BrE a list of the most suitable people for a job or a prize, chosen from all the people who were first considered on the short list (for sth) ▪ Davies was on the shortlist for the Booker Prize. draw… …

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  • 10short list — also short|list [ˈʃo:tlıst US ˈʃo:rt ] n BrE a list of the most suitable people for a job or a prize, chosen from all the people who were first considered on the short list (for sth) ▪ Davies was on the shortlist for the Booker Prize. draw… …

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