oversold

American  

[oh-ver-sohld] / ˌoʊ vərˈsoʊld /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of oversell.

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adjective

1. marked by prices considered unjustifiably low because of heavy and extensive selling.

   The stock market is oversold.

Etymology

Origin of oversold

First recorded in 1875–80; over- + sold

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Example Sentences

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oversold

Boloor said that the “mix of oversold conditions” and “dip-buying” comes after a period in which investors took profits on fears that the memory cycle was near a peak, among other factors.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

Afterward, even Pochettino acknowledged he may have oversold things just a bit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

But “Wedges” oversold the readiness of carbon capture and storage, describing it as “already deployed” industrially.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026

A consumer is demanding that Anthropic reimburse customers of its priciest artificial intelligence subscription plans, alleging in a new lawsuit that the company oversold the usage allowances it offered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

“Unfortunately, we’re oversold on this flight,” she says.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman