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overprice

verb over·price \ˌō-vər-ˈprīs\

: to give a price that is too high to (something) : to price (something) too high

Full Definition of OVERPRICE

transitive verb
:  to price too high
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First Known Use of OVERPRICE

1605

Rhymes with OVERPRICE

asking price, break the ice, cockatrice, comma splice, dirty rice, edelweiss, hammer price, imprecise, market price, merchandise, on thin ice, paradise, point-device, reserve price, roll the dice, sacrifice, Spanish rice, sticker price, underprice, water ice, wellhead price

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