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overpriced

British  
/ ˌəʊvəˈpraɪst /

adjective

  1. charging or charged at too high a price

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Investors may have been looking forward to a time when stocks didn’t seem so overpriced, but be careful what you wish for.

From Barron's

Influencers fill aisles in search of trendy nut butters and overpriced salads.

From The Wall Street Journal

Every analyst said Amazon stock was overpriced and about to get crushed by “real” companies.

From MarketWatch

Posted signage throughout the terminal warns everyone who lands at a New York airport about overpriced and potentially dangerous scam rides.

From Salon

It is overpriced, considering the historical multiple is 16 or 17 times.

From Barron's

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