oversell
verb
over·sell
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overselling
Definition of oversell
1a
: to sell too much or too many to
b
: to sell too much or too many of
2
: to make excessive claims for
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Other Words from oversell
oversell
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noun
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noun
Examples of oversell in a Sentence
Hotels routinely oversell their rooms, expecting a small percentage of no-shows.
Don't oversell yourself in the job interview.
The salesman oversold the features on the new model.
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Recent Examples on the Web
But despite paying a fine of $600 million, the company continued its aggressive promotion of the drug, playing down its risk and overselling its benefits. — Jan Hoffman, BostonGlobe.com, "Sacklers would give up ownership of Purdue pharma in proposed $3 billion settlement," 28 Aug. 2019 But despite paying a fine of $600 million, the company continued its aggressive promotion of the drug, playing down its risk and overselling its benefits. — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, "Sacklers Would Give Up Ownership of Purdue Pharma Under Settlement Proposal," 27 Aug. 2019 The Americans oversold the Strategic Defence Initiative, and the Russians overbought it. — The Economist, "Reagan and Gorbachev’s tantalising nuclear talks in Reykjavik," 15 Aug. 2019 During the interview process, Bajakian thought Addazio was overselling the offensive line to try and recruit the offensive coordinator. — Nick Kelly, BostonGlobe.com, "Boston College’s Mike Bajakian has a new outlook," 6 Aug. 2019 Some of us in the plant business are accused of occasionally overselling this plant or that. — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, "Try this trio of pollinator plants for your Kentucky summer garden," 19 July 2019 His superior passing vision, ambidextrous touch, explosiveness and change of direction are hard to oversell. — Jenna West, SI.com, "2019 NBA Draft Grades: Grizzlies Select Ja Morant with No. 2 Pick," 20 June 2019 While some businesses glamorize routine jobs with over-the-top titles, others oversell the level of responsibility and opportunity for promotion or soft-pedal the amount of hours and dreary tasks required. — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, "Talent dogfight: Rock stars, heroes and broken promises as job openings near record," 1 July 2019 His superior passing vision, ambidextrous touch, explosiveness and change of direction are hard to oversell. — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, "2019 NBA Draft: Ranking Best Guards Available," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oversell.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for oversell
oversell
verb
English Language Learners Definition of oversell
: to accept payment or reservations for more rooms, seats, tickets, etc., than you have available
: to praise (something or someone) too much
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