oversell — o‧ver‧sell [ˌəʊvəˈsel ǁ ˌoʊvər ] also over sell verb oversold PTandPP [ ˈsəʊld ǁ ˈsoʊld] [transitive] 1. MARKETING to say that something you are selling is better, more useful etc than it really is … Financial and business terms
Oversell — O ver*sell , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oversold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overselling}. ] 1. To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling price. [1913 Webster] One whose beauty Would oversell all Italy. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. To sell beyond… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oversell — [ō΄vər sel′] vt. oversold, overselling 1. to sell more than can be supplied ☆ 2. to promote, try to persuade, etc. to such an extreme degree as to defeat one s purposes … English World dictionary
oversell — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈsel] / US [ˌoʊvərˈsel] verb [transitive] Word forms oversell : present tense I/you/we/they oversell he/she/it oversells present participle overselling past tense oversold UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈsəʊld] / US [ˌoʊvərˈsoʊld] past participle… … English dictionary
oversell — transitive verb (oversold; selling) Date: circa 1879 1. a. to sell too much or too many to b. to sell too much or too many of 2. to make excessive claims for • oversell noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
oversell — verb /ˈovəɻsɛl/ a) To agree to sell more of something than one can supply. b) To be too eager in attempting to sell something … Wiktionary
oversell — Synonyms and related words: aggrandize, amplify, ballyhoo, be prodigal with, build up, burlesque, caricature, carry too far, deluge, draw the longbow, engulf, exaggerate, flood, flood the market, go to extremes, hyperbolize, inundate, lay it on,… … Moby Thesaurus
oversell — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. glut the market with, overpromote, promote too hard, promote too much; see sell 1 … English dictionary for students
oversell — o|ver|sell [ˌəuvəˈsel US ˌouvər ] v past tense and past participle oversold [ ˈsəuld US ˈsould] [T] 1.) to praise someone or something too much ▪ Tourism on the island is oversold. 2.) to sell more of something than is actually available … Dictionary of contemporary English
oversell — o|ver|sell [ ,ouvər sel ] (past tense and past participle o|ver|sold [ ,ouvər sould ] ) verb transitive to say that someone or something is better than they really are because you want to impress or persuade people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
