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overbought

[ oh-ver-bawt ]

adjective

  1. marked by prices considered unjustifiably high because of extensive buying: Compare oversold.

    The stock market is overbought now.



verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of overbuy.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of overbought1

First recorded in 1955–60; over- + bought

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