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11short — 1 adjective LENGTH/HEIGHT/DISTANCE 1 measuring a small amount in distance or length: a short corridor with two rooms on each side | a short skirt | It s a short drive from the airport. | Anita had her hair cut short. 2 PERSON someone who is short …
12short — short1 [ ʃɔrt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 small in height/distance ▸ 2 time: not long ▸ 3 expressed in few words ▸ 4 with fewer words/letters ▸ 5 not having enough ▸ 6 about memory ▸ 7 rude and unfriendly ▸ 8 about vowel/syllable ▸ 9 full of butter/fat ▸ …
13short — I UK [ʃɔː(r)t] / US [ʃɔrt] adjective Word forms short : adjective short comparative shorter superlative shortest *** 1) a) measuring a small height, length, or distance She s short and slim, with light brown hair and blue eyes. You ll need three… …
14short interest — Total number of shares of a security that investors have sold short and that have not been repurchased to close out the short position. Usually, investors sell short to profit from price declines. As a result, the short interest is often an… …
15Short end — A short end is a partial roll of unexposed film stock which was left over during a motion picture production, and which is kept for use later.Short ends most commonly occur either when the film left in the camera magazine is shorter than the… …
16short*/*/*/ — [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… …
17short-circuit — UK / US verb Word forms short circuit : present tense I/you/we/they short circuit he/she/it short circuits present participle short circuiting past tense short circuited past participle short circuited 1) [intransitive/transitive] to have a short …
18Short Tax Year — A tax year, whether fiscal or calendar, that is less than one year in length. Short tax years occur either when a business is started or the method of accounting is changed. Short tax years occur only for businesses, never for individual… …
19short-staffed — adjective inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc. they re rather short handed at the moment overcrowded and understaffed hospitals • Syn: ↑short handed, ↑undermanned, ↑understaffed • Similar to: ↑inadequate, ↑ …
20Short Interest — The quantity of stock shares that investors have sold short but not yet covered or closed out. Short interest is a market sentiment indicator that tells whether investors think a stock s price is likely to fall. Short interest can also be… …
