oversold
adjectiveDefinition of oversold
: likely to show a rise in price because of prior heavy selling and accompanying decline in price
an oversold stock
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Another way of explaining the premium paid would be that U.K.-focused assets (not least sterling) are simply oversold, even when accounting for Brexit risks. â Geoffrey Smith, Fortune, "Why One of Asiaâs Richest Men Is Buying a British Pub Business Right Before Brexit," 24 Aug. 2019 In fact, existing egg-preservation techniques are expensive, invasive, often ineffectiveâand regularly oversold. â The Economist, "The fertility business is booming," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oversold.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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