oversell
to sell more of (a stock, product, etc.) than can be delivered.
to sell aggressively, as by using high-pressure merchandising techniques.
to emphasize the good points of excessively and to a self-defeating extent: She so oversold the picnic that I became convinced I'd have a better time at the movies.
to sell something aggressively.
to make extreme claims for something or someone.
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How to use oversell in a sentence
Others were potential bargains in categories like energy and real estate that had been oversold.
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The parents had paid for the seat, but the flight was oversold and the flight attendant was looking for any way to fit more passengers on the plane.
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British Dictionary definitions for oversell
/ (ˌəʊvəˈsɛl) /
(tr) to sell more of (a commodity) than can be supplied
to use excessively aggressive methods in selling (commodities)
(tr) to exaggerate the merits of
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