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Webster 1913 Edition
Oversell
Oˊver-sellˊ
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Oversold
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overselling
. ] 1.
To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling price.
One whose beauty
Would
Would
oversell
all Italy. Beau. & Fl.
2.
To sell beyond means of delivery.
[Brokers’ Cant]
Oversold market
(Brokers' Cant)
, a market in which stocks or commodities have been sold “short” to such an extent that it is difficult to obtain them for delivery.
Definition 2024
oversell
oversell
English
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