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Definition of oversell verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. oversell somebody/something/yourself to say that somebody/something is better than they really are
    • He has a tendency to oversell himself.
  2. oversell something (business) to sell too much or more of something than is available
    • The seats on the plane were oversold.
See oversell in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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