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overbuy en · VERB

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 buy English overbuy From over- + buy.

Meanings

  1. To buy excessively, especially to buy more than one needs or can afford.
  2. To buy at an inflated price.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
overbuying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overbought Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overbought Tense=Past lexicographic
overbuys Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic