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
Verb
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Most students in the survey overestimated the earning power of their degrees.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Options pricing has overestimated the size of Nvidia’s post-report swing six of the past seven quarters, and 14 of the past 20, according to Cboe LiveVol data.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
Verb
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One of the occupational hazards of music criticism is the tendency to overvalue the new.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
4 June 2026
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Plus Specs A little context is required to avoid overvaluing the Honor Watch 6 Plus’s staying power, though.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Verb
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In many cases, pilots are overrated.—
Ashwin Gaidhani,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The power of the audiences cannot be overrated, however.—
Shepherd Mpofu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This has combined to make Finals tickets at the Garden even scarcer, inflating prices on the secondary market.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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The pair also forged AlHusseini’s bank and brokerage statements to inflate his assets by millions of dollars to help get the loans, prosecutors said.—
Andrea Klick,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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“Overprice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overprice. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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