overvalue
verb (used with object)
had overvalued
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past perfectof overvalue.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The U.S. would have already run out of that funding if the Pentagon hadn’t realized earlier this year that it had overvalued the equipment it had already sent, freeing up about $6.2 billion.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
In June, SentinelOne also disclosed that it had overvalued its annual recurring revenue and had to restate it due to "a change in methodology and the correction of historical inaccuracies."
From Reuters ● Aug. 21, 2023
Mr. Trump’s long-serving chief financial officer, Allen H. Weisselberg, later acknowledged to investigators that the company had overvalued the apartment by “give or take” $200 million.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2022
The buyer and agent had overvalued the property.
From Reuters ● Dec. 4, 2017
It was clear that the Lady Ermyntrude had overvalued her treasures.
From Sir Nigel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
