oversold

US: (ō′vər sōld′)

From the verb oversell: (⇒ conjugate)

oversold is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

o•ver•sold  (ō′vər sōld′), v. 

1. pt. and pp. of oversell. 

adj. 

2. marked by prices considered unjustifiably low because of heavy and extensive selling:
   The stock market is oversold.
   Cf. overbought. 

• over- + sold 1875–80

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

o•ver•sell /ˌoʊvɚˈsɛl/  v. [~ + object] , -sold, -sell•ing. 

1. to make claims about (something) that are extreme or exaggerated and that may not be believed.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

o•ver•sell  (ō′vər sel′), v., -sold, -sell•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to sell more of (a stock, product, etc.) than can be delivered.
2. to sell aggressively, as by using high-pressure merchandising techniques.
3. to emphasize the good points of excessively and to a self-defeating extent:
   She so oversold the picnic that I became convinced I'd have a better time at the movies.

v.i. 

4. to sell something aggressively.
5. to make extreme claims for something or someone.

• over- + sell¹ 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

oversell / ˌəʊvəˈsɛl/ verb ( -sells, -selling, -sold)

1. (transitive) to sell more of (a commodity) than can be supplied
2. to use excessively aggressive methods in selling (commodities)
3. (transitive) to exaggerate the merits of