as in to overestimate
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Recent Examples of overprice
Concessions are overpriced at every big league ballpark, but Fenway Park is particularly expensive.
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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
One of the quickest ways to lose momentum on a listing is overpricing.
—David Crown, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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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
One of the quickest ways to lose momentum on a listing is overpricing.
—David Crown, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overprice
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Having built multibillion-dollar companies, often at a young age, their self-confidence frequently leads them to underestimate the complexities of public policy, to misunderstand public opinion, and to overestimate their ability to push large changes through quickly.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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These fears are amplified by what psychologists call the spotlight effect – our tendency to overestimate how much other people notice and judge us.—
Peter McGraw,
The Conversation,
23 Jan. 2026
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By any measurement, homes are steeply overvalued.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
28 Jan. 2026
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Many asset classes are overvalued.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The schematic advantage might also be overrated.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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This reframes the provocation that thinking may be overrated.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The agency also moved to crack down on aggressive coding practices that can inflate payments.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Bezos also owns aerospace company Blue Origin and the Washington Post, and carries a portfolio of significant investments in companies like Uber, Airbnb, and Workday, which also inflate his net worth.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Overprice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overprice. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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