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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Against this backdrop, CNBC Pro used its stock screener tool to see which stocks are the most overbought and oversold by looking at their 14-day relative strength index, or RSI.
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Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2025
But even at that high price, the event was oversold.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2025
Airlines are allowed to oversell flights, a practice relied on to account for no-shows and to maximize revenue.
—Christine Chung, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Are the environmental aspects of mass timber oversold?
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
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Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2025
But even at that high price, the event was oversold.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2025
Airlines are allowed to oversell flights, a practice relied on to account for no-shows and to maximize revenue.
—Christine Chung, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Are the environmental aspects of mass timber oversold?
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 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 Feb. 2025.
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