Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index S short account: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: short' account" Pronunciation: [key] — Finance. Finance. the account of a short seller. See Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. short shortage ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: antebellum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language