as in to overestimate
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Recent Examples of overprice
To many listeners, Powell was saying stocks are overpriced.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Concessions are overpriced at every big league ballpark, but Fenway Park is particularly expensive.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
The temptation to overprice is stronger.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Brendan Rodgers had wanted to sign Clint Dempsey from Fulham but FSG — which was targeting players aged 24 or under — felt that the 29-year-old was overpriced at £6million ($8m at current rates).
—James Pearce, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Concessions are overpriced at every big league ballpark, but Fenway Park is particularly expensive.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
The temptation to overprice is stronger.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Brendan Rodgers had wanted to sign Clint Dempsey from Fulham but FSG — which was targeting players aged 24 or under — felt that the 29-year-old was overpriced at £6million ($8m at current rates).
—James Pearce, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overprice
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Sometimes that’s totally wrong, because people are overestimating their kids or underestimating Joan Mitchell or whomever.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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However, investors may be overestimating how quickly inflation from the historic jump in oil prices will subside.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2026
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It is used to determine if a stock is overvalued or undervalued compared to peers, industries, or even historical performance.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Muddy Waters report also alleges that SoFi has been assigning the wrong discount rate to its student loan portfolio—essentially overvaluing it—as well as understating its exposure to loans in default.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Critics on social media starting suggesting that maybe Messi’s 2026 team was overrated.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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The schematic advantage might also be overrated.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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The capsule will then make a water landing likely Friday, April 10, in the Pacific Ocean near California, after which five orange airbags will inflate around the top of the spacecraft and flip the capsule into an upright position.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Moon — unlike Mars — does not have an atmosphere to supply carbon dioxide for growing algae, so the house-inflating fungi might have to be fed sawdust from Earth.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Overprice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overprice. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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