oversold

[ oh-ver-sohld ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of oversell.

adjective

1. marked by prices considered unjustifiably low because of heavy and extensive selling:

   The stock market is oversold.

Word History and Origins

Origin of oversold¹

First recorded in 1875–80; over- + sold

Example Sentences

But the idea of the swing voter is way oversold by the media.

From The Daily Beast

It's also true that the benefits of legalization have been wildly oversold.

From The Daily Beast

This much is obvious: the upsides of legalization have been wildly oversold, and the potential downsides blithely ignored.

From The Daily Beast

Many banks are suffering under the weight of assets that are irrationally oversold.

From The Daily Beast

He had already oversold his self-fixed limit, having parted with four hundred and eleven thousand shares.

From Project Gutenberg

When this oversold condition of the contracting trades is realized, the prices of labor and of raw materials rise rapidly.

From Project Gutenberg

Some, fearing that the place had been oversold, were hastening to secure their seats.

From Project Gutenberg

This number was oversold with a printed edition of two million copies—a record never before achieved by any magazine.

From Project Gutenberg

This number was oversold with a printed edition of two million copies--a record never before achieved by any magazine.

From Project Gutenberg