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adjective

as in expensive

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verb

past tense of overprice

as in overvalued

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Recent Examples of overpriced

Adjective

In the few negative reviews, people mentioned that some of the food was cold and overpriced. — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 Many were found to be substandard, overpriced or not built at all. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 Is there a mutually beneficial player with an equally overpriced contract to trade for at another position that could actually contribute to the Bulls? — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 It’s revered as a pretension-free refuge from overpriced and overstimulating Ocean Drive. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 Sometimes that meant believing a property was worth going $30,000 higher for, while another could feel overpriced by the same amount. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 Experts recommend weighing luggage, packing TSA-compliant items, and skipping airport currency exchange counters and overpriced shops. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026 However, new money is now buying a yield that’s well below historical highs and closer to a longer-term middle ground, while the P/FFO has wafted to just above 13—not wildly overpriced, but not discount territory either. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 Not having to incur massive debt for an overpriced WBD frees up Netflix — and its pristine balance sheet — to pursue NBCUniversal in due time. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpriced

Adjective

Many tunnels are faster, safer and much more expensive for migrants who would otherwise face increasingly dangerous mountain and desert routes, experts said.

— Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
This device is undeniably the most capable iPhone ever, as well as the most expensive.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of expensive

Verb

Analysts said the stock, after a huge surge following the success in a trial of its experimental cancer vaccine for melanoma, is now overvalued.

— Darla Mercado, CFP®,Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Despite the robust results, some analysts suggest BHP's share price, up 41% this year, may be overvalued.

— Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of overvalued

Adjective

Legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg explained that while Watson has hurt the Browns on the field with his play, his exorbitant contract has crippled the team's salary-cap flexibility.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
France’s own prime minister has warned that reneging on the national debt would force the country to borrow at exorbitant interest rates, just as the government must turn to the bond market to raise more than $360 billion this year.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of exorbitant

Adjective

For some readers, the price of housing is playing a significant factor in making life unaffordable in the state.

— Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 29 Aug. 2026
That businesses should be part of the solution to unaffordable childcare, often cited as a barrier for parents getting to work.

— Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of unaffordable

Verb

Of the four devices tested, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and Garmin Forerunner 955 systematically overestimated energy expenditure the most.

— Mike McRae September 03, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
For two months in a row, prediction market traders and economists have overestimated payroll numbers.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of overestimated

Verb

The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 22 states are suing Amazon, alleging that the tech giant secretly inflated the prices businesses paid to advertise products on its platforms.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
The shifting mix is likely being driven by a high capital share of productivity – essentially faster technology investment cycles – but investors caution that stock values relative to other assets are likely being inflated as a result.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of inflated

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