Definitions and Examples of overprice, oversell
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
To set a price that is too high for the value of the product or service.
Example
The store overpriced their products, which made them unaffordable for most customers.
To exaggerate the benefits or qualities of a product or service in order to make a sale.
Example
The salesman oversold the car's features, which led to the customer feeling disappointed after purchasing it.
Key Differences: overprice vs oversell
- 1Overprice refers to setting a price that is too high for the value of the product or service.
- 2Oversell refers to exaggerating the benefits or qualities of a product or service in order to make a sale.
Effective Usage of overprice, oversell
- 1Business: Use overprice and oversell to describe unethical business practices.
- 2Consumerism: Use these antonyms to express dissatisfaction with products or services that are not worth their price.
- 3Negotiation: Use outprice to describe the act of selling something at a lower price than the competition.
Remember this!
The antonyms overprice and oversell convey the opposite meaning of outprice, which means to sell something at a lower price than the competition. Use these words to describe unethical business practices, express dissatisfaction with overpriced or oversold products or services, and to describe the act of selling something at a lower price than the competition.
