What is another word for short covering?
Pronunciation: [ʃˈɔːt kˈʌvəɹɪŋ] (IPA) 
Short covering is a process that happens when investors close out their positions on a short sale. Investors typically sell assets that they do not own in the hopes of buying it back at a lower price; this is known as short selling. For short selling, the investor borrows shares and then sells them to someone else but they must eventually repay the shares to the lender. If the share price goes up, the investor must buy the shares back at a higher price and return them to the lender, potentially leading them to incur a loss.
Other words for short covering include purchasing back the borrowed shares, buy-to-cover an open short position, or closing out a short.
