Short covering (also used in German, but with different meanings)

The offsetting of short positions by corresponding purchases (the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short position). – Purchases to counter a current shortage in a currency or asset (buying to unwind a shortage of a particular currency or asset). – See short call, commodity futures contract.

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