Evening up. A stock market term, meaning the securing of profit to offset a previous loss. Thus, a
speculator who sustained a loss in a stock of which he was short may turn about and go long of
the stock and make up his loss; or a speculator who lost in one stock may make up his loss in
another stock.  Also, in abitrage operations in stocks (see Arbitrage) when a dealer buys more
than he sells he subsequently sells enough additional to make up the difference, thus equalizing
or evening up.