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oversell

[oh-ver-sel]
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verb (used with object), o·ver·sold, o·ver·sell·ing.
  1. to sell more of (a stock, product, etc.) than can be delivered.
  2. to sell aggressively, as by using high-pressure merchandising techniques.
  3. 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.
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verb (used without object), o·ver·sold, o·ver·sell·ing.
  1. to sell something aggressively.
  2. to make extreme claims for something or someone.
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Origin of oversell

First recorded in 1570–80; over- + sell1
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British Dictionary definitions for oversell

oversell

verb -sells, -selling or -sold
  1. (tr) to sell more of (a commodity) than can be supplied
  2. to use excessively aggressive methods in selling (commodities)
  3. (tr) to exaggerate the merits of
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