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oversold

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • ō′vər-sōld′
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈsəʊld/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌoʊ.vɚˈsoʊld/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊld
  • CMU ARPABET: OW1 V ER0 S OW1 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

In a stock or commodity market condition where there has been significant trading driving prices down to lower levels, levels which seem overextended or excessive on a short-term basis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English sold English oversold From over- + sold.