oversell

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oversell

/oʊ.vɚ.sɛl/ US

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verb oversells · overselling · oversold

transitive To agree to sell more of something than one can supply.
transitive To be too eager in attempting to sell something.
Opposite: undersell
transitive To praise something to excess. I don't want to oversell it, but [second clause]
Opposite: undersell
obsolete, transitive To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in sale price. One whose beauty / Would oversell all Italy

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@misc{oversell_2026,
  title = {oversell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oversell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}