Oversell

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oversell \O`ver*sell`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oversold}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Overselling}. ]
     1. To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling
        price.
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              One whose beauty
              Would oversell all Italy.             --Beau. & Fl.
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     2. To sell beyond means of delivery. [Brokers' Cant]
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     {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.
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  50 Moby Thesaurus words for "oversell":
     aggrandize, amplify, ballyhoo, be prodigal with, build up,
     burlesque, caricature, carry too far, deluge, draw the longbow,
     engulf, exaggerate, flood, flood the market, go to extremes,
     hyperbolize, inundate, lay it on, magnify, make much of,
     overcharge, overdo, overdose, overdraw, overequip, overestimate,
     overfurnish, overlavish, overpraise, overprovender, overprovide,
     overprovision, overreach, overreact, overspeak, overstate,
     overstock, overstress, oversupply, overwhelm, pile it on, puff,
     stretch, stretch the truth, swamp, talk big, talk in superlatives,
     tout, travesty, whelm