mis-sell
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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The Financial Services Authority chairman, Lord Turner, opined just last month that free accounts are loss leaders which encourage institutions to mis-sell loans and services to make up revenue.
From The Guardian • Dec. 5, 2010
This, he added, “would make clear the excessive incentives they have to mis-sell the variable annuity, which has been the cause of regulatory problems in that area.”
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2010
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