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The correct spelling is shorted.
How to pronounce shorted
verb
Say it like: Sho-rte-d
The correct spelling is shorted. To cause a short circuit in (something). For example: "This is the third time I’ve caught them shorting us."
Usage Examples
“This is the third time I’ve caught them shorting us.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To cause a short circuit in (something).
- 2.Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.
- 3.To shortchange.
- 4.To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.
- 5.To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
adjective
- 1.Dressed in shorts.
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