overprice

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Recent Examples of overprice None of the prominent starters rumored to be available at the trade deadline were moved, as Hoyer pointed out, suggesting the sellers were overpricing their assets. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025 Sellers often overprice, leading to longer times on the market, with many selling only out of necessity. Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 There are reasons to worry that stocks might be overpriced. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 July 2025 The truth is, overpricing your business doesn’t increase your chances of a better sale. Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for overprice
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overprice
Verb
  • In short, people tend to overestimate how much their feelings come across to others.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Each side, in short, overestimates the other’s coherence.
    Lizzi C. Lee, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Even if the country eventually succeeds in attracting investment, more American resources may also be required to stabilize the peso, which most economists agree is overvalued relative to prices.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Amid this lengthy bull market, however, some stocks could be overvalued.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That’s consistently overrated as a factor.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Both the Aggies and Fighting Irish ended up being overrated, but a win like that is still a big win.
    Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While some of those numbers were perhaps inflated by PED use, there's no doubt that Ramírez was born to hit.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Chan frequently cashed out management, sick and vacation hours, which inflated his total wages to among the highest in the state for city employees.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025

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