oversold

[ oh-ver-sohld ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈsoʊld /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of oversell.

adjective

marked by prices considered unjustifiably low because of heavy and extensive selling: The stock market is oversold.

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Origin of oversold

First recorded in 1875–80; over- + sold

Words nearby oversold

overskirt, overslaugh, oversleep, oversleeve, overslip, oversold, oversolicitous, oversoul, overspecialization, overspend, overspill

How to use oversold in a sentence

A stock market correction is the one thing that can rally bonds in a meaningful way outside bonds being short-term oversold.
Mortgage rates surge higher for second week in a row|Kathy Orton|February 25, 2021|Washington Post
But the idea of the swing voter is way oversold by the media.
Reality Check: There Are No Swing Voters|Goldie Taylor|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It's also true that the benefits of legalization have been wildly oversold.
Weed Gave My Family Everything—Then Took It Away|Abby Haglage|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This much is obvious: the upsides of legalization have been wildly oversold, and the potential downsides blithely ignored.
Why Legalizing Marijuana on Election Day Might Not Be a Good Idea|Tony Doukopil|October 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Many banks are suffering under the weight of assets that are irrationally oversold.
Night of the Living Dead Banks|Jeff Madrick|March 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He had already oversold his self-fixed limit, having parted with four hundred and eleven thousand shares.
The President|Alfred Henry Lewis
When this oversold condition of the contracting trades is realized, the prices of labor and of raw materials rise rapidly.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Some, fearing that the place had been oversold, were hastening to secure their seats.
The Galloping Ghost|Roy J. Snell
This number was oversold with a printed edition of two million copies—a record never before achieved by any magazine.
The Americanization of Edward Bok|Edward William Bok
This number was oversold with a printed edition of two million copies--a record never before achieved by any magazine.
A Dutch Boy Fifty Years After|Edward Bok