oversell
verb
over·sell
ˌō-vər-ˈsel 
oversold
ˌō-vər-ˈsōld
; overselling
; overselling
1
a
: to sell too much or too many to
b
: to sell too much or too many of
2
: to make excessive claims for
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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However, some aspects of PDX’s portfolio, like a focus on energy and oversold floating-rate credit, drove its outperformance (including that spike in early 2025) at different times over the last 12 months.
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Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
On the flip side, an RSI below 30 could mean that a stock is oversold and be due for upside.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 19 July 2025
However, the agency had oversold the idea that liftoffs would become routine and that shuttle missions would be frequent.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
Instead, this is a team that built a system around two non-shooting bigs and oversold the value of their backcourt backups.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
On the flip side, an RSI below 30 could mean that a stock is oversold and be due for upside.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 19 July 2025
However, the agency had oversold the idea that liftoffs would become routine and that shuttle missions would be frequent.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
Instead, this is a team that built a system around two non-shooting bigs and oversold the value of their backcourt backups.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for oversell
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“Oversell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversell. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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