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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.

RELATED WORDS

magnify, exaggerate, overestimate, overvalue, exceed, overpraise, overprize

Nearby words

  1. overskirt,
  2. overslaugh,
  3. oversleep,
  4. oversleeve,
  5. overslip,
  6. oversolicitous,
  7. oversoul,
  8. overspecialization,
  9. overspend,
  10. overspill
Compare overbought.

Origin of oversold

First recorded in 1875–80; over- + sold

oversell

[ oh-ver-sel ]
/ ˌoʊ vərˈsɛl /

verb (used with object), o·ver·sold, o·ver·sell·ing.

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.

verb (used without object), o·ver·sold, o·ver·sell·ing.

to sell something aggressively.
to make extreme claims for something or someone.

Origin of oversell

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

oversell

/ (ˌəʊvəˈsɛl) /

verb -sells, -selling or -sold

(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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