Leerverkauf
German, noun[ˈleːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌkaʊ̯f]
Leerverkauf is spelled L-E-E-R-V-E-R-K-A-U-F (11 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 257,657th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leerverkauf is a German masculine noun meaning “short sale” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verkauf von Wertpapieren an der Börse, ohne sie zu besitzen”.
What does Leerverkauf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshort sale
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verkauf von Wertpapieren an der Börse, ohne sie zu besitzen.
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Leerverkauf
- Leerverkaufes genitive
- Leerverkaufs genitive
- Leerverkäufe plural
- Leerverkaufe dative singular
- Leerverkäufen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leerverkauf?
- [ˈleːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌkaʊ̯f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Leerverkauf in German?
Leerverkauf appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).