overpricing

present participle of overprice

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpricing
Verb
  • Experts caution against overestimating tariffs’ deficit-busting powers.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • In my experience, franchises do tend to recoup upfront costs more quickly than new startups, but overestimating your profits can lead to franchise failure.
    Seth Lederman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Another common mistake is overvaluing volume.
    Arnold Sotelo, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Or the time he was found liable for fraudulently inflating the value of his real estate holdings?
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Responding to student complaints, professors have been slashing homework assignments, routinely extending deadlines and (most prominently) inflating grades.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then there are additional fines for selling alcohol illegally to underage individuals, with increasing amounts, based on the number of offenses.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • An increasing threat of heavy rainfall from this system is forecast over the southern Mid-Atlantic through coastal Georgia which could cause flash, urban, and river flooding into next week.
    MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Overpricing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpricing. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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