oversell
English
/oʊ.vɚ.sɛl/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To agree to sell more of something than one can supply.
- (transitive) To be too eager in attempting to sell something.
- (transitive) To praise something to excess.
- (transitive) To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in sale price.
Etymology
Prefix from English sell.
Origin
English
sell
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cross-sell English
- mis-sell English
- missell English
- onsell English
- outsell English
- overseller English
- presell English
- resell English
- sell English
- sellability English
- sellable English
- sellback English
- selldown English
- sellee English
- seller English
- sellest English
- selleth English
- sellout English
- sellsword English
- supersell English
- undersell English
- unsell English
- unsellability English
- upsell English
- sellen Middle English
- salim Tok Pisin
- seri Sranan Tongo
- sellum Chinese Pidgin English