as in to overestimate
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Recent Examples of overprice
There has been a mixed reaction online, as some thought the item was overpriced, while others defended the price tag because the sweaters are so sought-after.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Fixing the offensive line in free agency might be tricky because everything available is either going to be overpriced, aged or come with some baggage.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Its December 2018 draft report said Zolgensma would be overpriced at $2 million.
—Robin Fields, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Left-wing populists expose how Big Pharma manipulates the health care system, using their immense wealth and political influence to put profits over people, deliberately keeping lifesaving medications overpriced and out of reach – all of which has been said by politicians like Bernie Sanders.
—Dominik Stecuła, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Fixing the offensive line in free agency might be tricky because everything available is either going to be overpriced, aged or come with some baggage.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Its December 2018 draft report said Zolgensma would be overpriced at $2 million.
—Robin Fields, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Left-wing populists expose how Big Pharma manipulates the health care system, using their immense wealth and political influence to put profits over people, deliberately keeping lifesaving medications overpriced and out of reach – all of which has been said by politicians like Bernie Sanders.
—Dominik Stecuła, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overprice
Verb
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People with low ability often overestimate their competence (the Dunning-Kruger effect), while those with genuine expertise may express appropriate uncertainty about complex issues.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The Trump administration, however, should not overestimate Sheinbaum’s control over Morena.—
WILL FREEMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
9 June 2025
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Chanos sees a tracker fund in a tuxedo dressed up, overvalued, and divorced from fundamentals.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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The price-to-earnings ratio is a standard way to gauge whether a stock is undervalued, fairly valued, or overvalued when compared to historical performance, industry peers, growth rate, or the broader market.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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Or even my rants against In-N-Out, which is overrated.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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Their initial encounter is soured by Oliver, who teaches literature at a university, calling his great great great great aunt’s oeuvre overrated and limited in scope.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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Its core of hydrogen fusion will expand and, in doing so, inflate the outer atmosphere of the star into gross proportions.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
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With festering worries related to economic uncertainty, inflated costs, and federal policy whiplash, the popularity of park vacations is no coincidence.—
Time,
Time,
3 June 2025
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“Overprice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overprice. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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