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underpriced en · ADJ

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English priced English underpriced From under- + priced.

Meanings

1. Having a relatively or abnormally low price.
   • Dauman, said the increase was justified because MTV Networks had been underpriced compared with other cable networks with fewer viewers. 2009 January 2, Bill Carter, “Time Warner and Viacom Reach Agreement on Cable Shows”, in New York Times:
2. Underestimated.
   • The case that Sunak is underpriced (though still unlikely) to remain prime minister is one I have made before. It rests on: the limited value of voting-intention polls this far out from an election, the competitiveness of his personal ratings with those of the Labour party leader, and the historic rarity of Britain turning decisively left when it isn’t in a good mood […] 2023 August 8, Janan Ganesh, “The oneness of Ron DeSantis and Rishi Sunak”, in Financial Times:

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overpriced

Translations (1)

fi alihintainen (having abnormally low price)