oversell
verb/ˌəʊvəˈsel/
/ˌəʊvərˈsel/
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they oversell | /ˌəʊvəˈsel/ /ˌəʊvərˈsel/ |
| he / she / it oversells | /ˌəʊvəˈselz/ /ˌəʊvərˈselz/ |
| past simple oversold | /ˌəʊvəˈsəʊld/ /ˌəʊvərˈsəʊld/ |
| past participle oversold | /ˌəʊvəˈsəʊld/ /ˌəʊvərˈsəʊld/ |
| -ing form overselling | /ˌəʊvəˈselɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈselɪŋ/ |
- oversell somebody/something/yourself to say that somebody/something is better than they really are
- He has a tendency to oversell himself.
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- oversell something (business) to sell too much or more of something than is available
- The seats on the plane were oversold.
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