overpricing

present participle of overprice

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Verb
  • But plenty of academics believe that Brynjolfsson is still overestimating AI’s impact.
    Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
  • Crypto-native investors have a long history of overestimating institutional speed.
    Azeem Khan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Plus Specs A little context is required to avoid overvaluing the Honor Watch 6 Plus’s staying power, though.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • The Muddy Waters report also alleges that SoFi has been assigning the wrong discount rate to its student loan portfolio—essentially overvaluing it—as well as understating its exposure to loans in default.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Critics say that the Jones Act harms the shipbuilding industry itself, in that American shipyards are shielded from international competition via its enactment, thus further inflating construction costs.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • In other cases, hijacked traffic was used for ad fraud, which generates cash by inflating web traffic.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • As summer arrives, snow begins melting, ice hardens and rocks loosen, increasing the risk of falls and rockfall.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • When patients can’t pay, hospitals absorb the costs and pass them onto people with insurance by increasing prices, studies show.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 1 July 2026
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“Overpricing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpricing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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