Short sellers "sell high" with the intention of "buying back low."

Check what the seller has sold in the past.

The sellers may act as trustees for sale, and sell in that capacity.

In a sale contract, for instance, the seller may not sell something that is defective.

A best seller for more than 30 years, the book has sold well over a million copies.

Just as he had done on over 100 occasions during the previous three years, the seller sold some animal food to the buyer.

The seller then sold it to the dealer for £2.

That is, the seller will hold the stock and sell warrants against them.

Short sellers sell stock they have borrowed, hoping to buy it back later when its price has fallen.

Short- sellers sell borrowed securities, hoping to buy them back at a lower price.