overpriced

overpriced
overpriced o‧ver‧priced [ˌəʊvəˈpraɪst◂ ǁ ˌoʊvər-] adjective
something that is overpriced is more expensive than it should be:

• a bottle of overpriced wine

• Futures will tend to be overpriced in a rising market and underpriced in a falling market.

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overpriced UK US /ˌəʊvəˈpraɪst/ adjective
if something is overpriced, it costs more than it is worth: »

These shoes are very nice, but they're terribly overpriced.

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Most of these stocks are way overpriced relative to their expected earnings.

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overpriced acquisitions/commodities/housing

Compare UNDERPRICED(Cf. ↑underpriced)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • overpriced — o|ver|priced [ˌəuvəˈpraıst US ˌouvər ] adj something that is overpriced is more expensive than it should be …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • overpriced — adjective too expensive: The patisserie has good food, but it s overpriced …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • overpriced — adj. priced beyond its valuev. price too high …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overpriced — adjective charge too high a price for. → overprice …   English new terms dictionary

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