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overpriced

British  
/ ˌəʊvəˈpraɪst /

adjective

  1. charging or charged at too high a price

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Fans of both clubs told us official shirts have become overpriced.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Buyers are quick to walk away from homes that are overpriced or in poor condition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

“A lot of people went off and got degrees, especially overpriced degrees,” Joseph S. Moore, the author of a new book titled “How to Get Rich in American History,” told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

If you meet a friend for an overpriced matcha instead of an overpriced IPA, are you less social?

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

A desperate fear of letting your parents down, of not getting recruited by some overpriced country club that passed for college, Dartmouth or wherever.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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