overprice
verb
over·price
| \ ËĆ-vÉr-ËprÄ«s
\
\
overpriced;
overpricing;
overprices
Definition of overprice
: to price too high
Examples of overprice in a Sentence
The store was guilty of overpricing its goods.
Everything in the store is grossly overpriced.
Recent Examples on the Web
But not every Kirkland product listed on Amazon is overpriced. — Mike Murphy, Quartz, "You donât need a Costco membership to buy Kirkland products online," 26 June 2019 The tequila is real, clean and not overpriced by deceptive marketing. — Hannah Seligson, Town & Country, "Where to Find the Best Tequila in Mexico," 11 June 2019 Nearby hotels tend to be overpriced, so fly into MĂ©rida or CancĂșn and stay in charming, historic Valladolid (which also has 15 public cenotes). — National Geographic, "Visit these breathtaking underwater caves in the YucatĂĄn Peninsula," 31 May 2019 SHANGHAIâInvestment banks handling initial public offerings on Chinaâs new technology board will themselves have to buy and hold sizable stakes in the companiesâan unusual rule meant to prevent the banks from overpricing deals. — Shen Hong, WSJ, "âEat Your Own Cookingâ Comes to Chinaâs IPO Market," 17 Apr. 2019 Dog shampoo can be overpriced and with a needlessly long ingredient list. — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, "13 Castile Soap Uses You've Never Thought of Before," 22 May 2019 The two governments wrangled for months over the project, which critics had lambasted as overpriced. — Yantoultra Ngui, WSJ, "China Chops Price for a Much-Criticized âBelt and Roadâ Project in Malaysia," 12 Apr. 2019 But Lundquist said builders must be careful not to overprice their homes. — Tony Bizjak, sacbee, "Thousands of long-awaited homes are coming to Folsom. Here's what you should know | The Sacramento Bee," 21 May 2018 Dropbox has had to battle doubters for years who felt that the storage company, last valued on the private market at $10 billion, was overpriced. — Theodore Schleifer, Recode, "There have been twice as many tech IPOs in 2018 as there were at this point in 2017," 27 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overprice.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for overprice
overprice
verb
English Language Learners Definition of overprice
: to give a price that is too high to (something) : to price (something) too high
See the full definition for overprice in the English Language Learners Dictionary