overprice

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Recent Examples of overprice Conversely, a continual underperformance in revenue and operating income growth for Tapestry would strengthen the assertion that the stock is overpriced in relation to its competitors, yet might not revert soon. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 The games were overpriced and some were played in half-empty stadiums, with large swathes of open seating obvious to the broadcast cameras. Don Riddell, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025 While the debate over some IPOs being overpriced continues, experts say robust domestic liquidity is absorbing a large number IPOs, no matter the size. Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025 The temptation to overprice is stronger. Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overprice
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overprice
Verb
  • Many firms also overestimate their hardware utilization, often running at single-digit percentages.
    Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • According to some reports, these tests typically overestimate things like range by between 15 percent and 30 percent.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Despite the robust results, some analysts suggest BHP's share price, up 41% this year, may be overvalued.
    Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • As the rest of the world buys its assets, the reserve currency is structurally overvalued and weakens competitiveness.
    Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Some—including Poe—thought Irving overrated, in the way that best-selling writers are always overrated.
    Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Drafters get blinded by big names and tend to overrate players.
    Jim Reineking, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 22 states are suing Amazon, alleging that the tech giant secretly inflated the prices businesses paid to advertise products on its platforms.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The shifting mix is likely being driven by a high capital share of productivity – essentially faster technology investment cycles – but investors caution that stock values relative to other assets are likely being inflated as a result.
    Tobias Burns, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Overprice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overprice. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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