Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sell against the box

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: sel-l- a-gain-st the box
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sell stock that one owns, but deliver stock acquired elsewhere, so that one is effectively selling short and protecting oneself from a fall in the stock.

Example Sentences

"Mr. ROCKEFELLER. The large holdings I think I sold back in 1925 or 1926. Mr. Gray. Did you sell against the box then?"

Inflected Forms

sells against the box (present, singular) selling against the box (participle, present) sold against the box (participle, past) sold against the box (past)

Questions

What does sell against the box mean?: To sell stock that one owns, but deliver stock acquired elsewhere, so that one is effectively selling short and protecting oneself from a fall in the stock.

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