oversell
English
Etymology
From over- + sell.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /oʊ.vɚ.sɛl/
- Rhymes: -ɛl
Verb
oversell (third-person singular simple present oversells, present participle overselling, simple past and past participle oversold)
- (transitive) To agree to sell more of something than one can supply.
- (transitive) To be too eager in attempting to sell something.
- (transitive) To praise something to excess.
- (transitive, obsolete) To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in sale price.
- Beaumont and Fletcher
- One whose beauty / Would oversell all Italy
- Beaumont and Fletcher
Anagrams
- Voellers