oversell
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o·ver·sell
(ō′vər-sĕl′)tr.v. o·ver·sold (-sōld′), o·ver·sell·ing, o·ver·sells
1. To contract to sell more of (a stock or commodity) than can be delivered.
2. To be too eager or insistent in attempting to sell something to.
3. To present with excessive or unwarranted enthusiasm; overpraise.
o′ver·sell′ n.
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oversell
(ˌəʊvəˈsɛl)vb, -sells, -selling or -sold
1. (Commerce) (tr) to sell more of (a commodity) than can be supplied
2. (Commerce) to use excessively aggressive methods in selling (commodities)
3. (tr) to exaggerate the merits of
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o•ver•sell
(ˌoʊ vərˈsɛl)v.t. -sold, -sell•ing.
1. to sell more of than can be delivered.
2. to sell too aggressively to.
3. to emphasize the good points of excessively; praise too highly.
[1570–80]
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oversell
Past participle: oversold
Gerund: overselling
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Translations
oversell
[ˌəʊvəˈsel] (oversold (pt, pp)) VT [+ product] → hacer una propaganda excesiva a favor de (fig) → alabar en excesoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
oversell
[ˌəʊvərˈsɛl] vt (= exaggerate the value of) [+ person, thing] → trop mettre en valeur, surestimerto be oversold (= accorded too much value) → être surfait
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