Definition of Oversill
O`ver*sell` (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Oversold (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Overselling. ] 1. To sell
for a higher price than; to exceed in selling price.
One whose beauty
Would oversell all Italy. Beau. & Fl.
2. To sell beyond means of delivery.
[Brokers'Cant]
Oversold market (Brokers' Cant), a
market in which stocks or commodities have been sold "short" to such
an extent that it is difficult to obtain them for delivery.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (transitive) To agree to sell more of something than one can supply.
- (transitive) To be too eager in attempting to sell something.
- (transitive) To overpraise something.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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