Definitions for shorter
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1. shorter(Noun)

   A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.

2. shorter(Adjective)

   comparative form of short : more short.

   There are two routes to get there. We're in a rush so we'll take the shorter one.

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1. Shorter

   Shorter is a town in Macon County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 355.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'shorter' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4212

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1. rothers

How to pronounce shorter?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shorter in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shorter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of shorter in a Sentence

1. Benjamin Black:

   If they lost the London license, that would be a major blow... but we just don't see it happening, is there going to be another 15-18 month renewal or is it going to be five years? Judging by (ride-sharing firm) Ola coming in and getting a 15-month license, I think they're going to be on the shorter cycles.

2. Alex Thorndike:

   As the Fed's path to normalisation in its monetary policy becomes clearer as we venture into 2016, we may see some stabilisation in gold and silver with an eventual move higher into H2 2016, in the shorter term, however, things could deteriorate further.

3. Mike Budenholzer:

   We’re hoping it’s shorter rather than longer, but we’ll see how these first 48 to 72 hours go and we’ll know more then.

4. Yuping Guan:

   Summers are getting longer and hotter while winters shorter and warmer due to global warming.

5. Todd Rosenbluth:

   Unlike mutual fund investors that tend to be more patient and long-term focused, those in the Pimco Total Return ETF that can trade intraday may have shorter time horizons, as an active ETF lags its peers, investors question whether the higher expense ratio is warranted. The recent underperformance likely played a role.

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