overpricing

present participle of overprice

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpricing
Verb
  • Still, Strain thinks that Powell is overestimating the risk that the economy will weaken further and push unemployment higher.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Without careful planning, there’s a real risk of overestimating participation rates or misallocating resources.
    Luis D’Acosta, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In another instance, the owners are accused of billing a family for a funeral that did not happen and inflating costs for transportation and cremation listed on the general price list, the complaint said.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Dynamic headroom helps protect resilience without permanently inflating spend.
    Ben Ofiri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By inserting an extra biochemical cycle into a model plant, the researchers boosted growth, seed yield, and fat production without increasing water demand.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • An increasing number of boys are lonely, isolated and confused, wrestling with the aftermath of the #MeToo movement and the expectations of rigid masculinity, which has been widely characterized as toxic.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Overpricing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpricing. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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