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- [oh-ver-prahys]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈpraɪs/
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈpraɪst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh-ver-prahys]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈpraɪs/
Definitions of overpriced word
- verb with object overpriced to price excessively high; set too high a price on. 1
- adjective overpriced unreasonably expensive 1
- adjective overpriced If you say that something is overpriced, you mean that you think it costs much more than it should. 0
- adjective overpriced charging or charged at too high a price 0
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Origin of overpriced
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; over- + price
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Parts of speech for Overpriced
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overpriced popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
overpriced usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overpriced
adj overpriced
- an arm and a leg — If you say that something costs an arm and a leg, you mean that it is very expensive.
- at a premium — If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve.
- big ticket — costing a great deal; expensive: fur coats and other big-ticket items.
- big-ticket — If you describe something as a big-ticket item, you mean that it costs a lot of money.
- cher — a department of central France, in E Centre region. Capital: Bourges. Pop: 312 277 (2003 est). Area: 7304 sq km (2849 sq miles)
adjective overpriced
- costly — If you say that something is costly, you mean that it costs a lot of money, often more than you would want to pay.
- exorbitant — (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high.
- expensive — Costing a lot of money.
- extortionate — (of a price) much too high; exorbitant.
- extravagant — Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
Antonyms for overpriced
adjective overpriced
- dwarfed — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
Top questions with overpriced
- how do you know if a house is overpriced?
- how to tell if a house is overpriced?
- how to tell if a stock is overpriced?
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