How to Pronounce "shorted"
word
ˈʃɔɹtɪd
SHOR-tid
ʃˈɔːtɪd
SHAW-tid
Definition
'Shorted' means either (1) to have sold an asset hoping its price will go down (finance), or (2) to have caused an electrical short circuit (electronics).
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈʃɔɹtɪd
British English
ʃˈɔːtɪd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SHOR-tid
UK
SHAW-tid
Listen in Context
He shorted the stock, hoping the price would drop.
The wire shorted and started to smoke.
The TV stopped working because it shorted during a storm.
A lot of investors shorted GameStop in 2021, but the price went up instead.