One way to sell stock

SHORT

This trading strategy bets on a price drop by borrowing shares to sell now, hoping to buy them back cheaper later.

"Short" is a finance term for selling stock you don’t own, betting its price will drop. The clue plays on the double meaning—"short" can also mean brief, but here it’s strictly about trading. In short selling, you borrow shares to sell high, then buy them back cheaper to return later, pocketing the difference. It’s a common but risky strategy in the stock market.