mercantilism vs sell short

mercantilism is a noun but sell short is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mercantilism	Yes	No	No	No
sell short	No	No	Yes	No

mercantilism (noun)	sell short (noun)
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests

mercantilism (verb)	sell short (verb)
	underestimate the real value or ability of
	sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit