Oversell Definition

ōvər-sĕl
overselling, oversells, oversold
verb
To sell more than can be supplied.
Webster's New World
To be too eager or insistent in attempting to sell something to.
American Heritage
To promote, try to persuade, etc. to such an extreme degree as to defeat one's purposes.
Webster's New World
To present with excessive or unwarranted enthusiasm; overpraise.
American Heritage

To agree to sell more of something than one can supply.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • promote too much
  • promote too hard
  • overpromote
  • glut the market with

Origin of Oversell

  • From over- +"Ž sell.

    From Wiktionary

Oversell Sentence Examples

  • You need to be just as alert and ready to sell yourself, but do n't oversell when people already know you.

  • Ian is passionate about his ideas but will never oversell them, as he believes that good ideas speak for themselves.

  • While they did not oversell, they won't be getting any for the launch date and will get no more than 70 before Christmas.

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