as in to overestimate
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Recent Examples of overprice
Commentators noted that the app was overpriced, infested with intrusive ads, and collected an excessive amount of user data.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
In the survey of about 200 participants, 90% said Apple's phones are overpriced.
—Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
To compensate for that, most risk managers would overprice liquidity risk, resulting in higher fees for users.
—Ryan Lawler, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
And his research shows that at current valuation levels, the U.S. market is overpriced on a historical basis, given the level of corporate earnings.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
In the survey of about 200 participants, 90% said Apple's phones are overpriced.
—Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
To compensate for that, most risk managers would overprice liquidity risk, resulting in higher fees for users.
—Ryan Lawler, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
And his research shows that at current valuation levels, the U.S. market is overpriced on a historical basis, given the level of corporate earnings.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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The United States overestimated its capacity to influence Israel’s approach to the war in Gaza and did not sufficiently contend with the regional threat posed by Iran.Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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Investors overestimated the money-making potential of railroads, and once the transcontinental railroad was up and running, reality began to set in about how much money railroads and related investments would actually make.Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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Sweet spot Many investors heading into 2025 worry the S & P 500 is overvalued, after notching more than 20% advances this year and last year.Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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Prices are currently 24 percent overvalued in Miami-Dade compared to long-term norms and demand is way down while inventory is rising.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Isolation defense is often overrated in the grand scheme of things, but there is still a great deal of value in being able to clip the wings of the best offensive players at your position.Mat Issa, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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That is, of course, 134 teams: QB 56 RB 50 Receivers 45 OL 40 DL 5 LB 19 DB 30 ST 57 Remember that Steele has very consistently overrated the Huskers for the past couple decades.Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
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The schemes ran the gamut from fabricating deductions, claiming falsified business expenses, and filing for ineligible tax credits—all to minimize clients’ tax liability and inflate refunds.Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The 50-yard TD run in garbage time inflated the stats but De’Von Achane has been a solid pick.Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Overprice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overprice. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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