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oversold

[ oh-ver-sohld ]

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of oversell.


adjective

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

    The stock market is oversold.

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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of oversold1

First recorded in 1875–80; over- + sold
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I had oversold my feigned disgust.

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“Guess has diversified themselves significantly outside the U.S. in terms of where they sell their product. This is their own stores internationally and selling in major department stores globally,†said Beder, who believes shares are oversold and has a buy rating on the stock with a $23 price target.

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But Ms Thomas says that these high-tech foods may not be as environmentally friendly as they are made out to be as it takes energy to make them and that in some cases their health benefits are being oversold.

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Among the bill’s supporters’ litany of wishes: They want taxpayers to help prop up “advanced†chemical recycling methods that companies have oversold as a solution for plastic-choked oceans and communities.

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Dr Hilary Cass said the merits of the treatment used to delay the onset of puberty had been “oversold†and there was “very limited†evidence they were of use.

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