short covering short-coupled • short-crested · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · short covering · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale. Synonyms: short covering. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 v latin small letter v U+0076