oversold

American

[oh-ver-sohld] / ˌoʊ vərˈsoʊld /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of oversell.

adjective

marked by prices considered unjustifiably low because of heavy and extensive selling.

The stock market is oversold.

Etymology

Origin of oversold

First recorded in 1875–80; over- + sold

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Example Sentences

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The deaths, coupled with chaos at an oversold Electric Zoo summer festival, alienated partygoers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stock is heavily oversold, trading more than 40% below its 50-week simple moving average, which presents an attractive entry point.

From Barron's

James Demmert, chief investment officer at Main Street Research, told Barron’s that in the short term, “the best of breed software stocks are very oversold and have likely bottomed. This would include Palantir, Microsoft and Salesforce.”

From Barron's

In medicine, as in many other fields, AI looks to have been oversold as a labor-saving technology.

From Los Angeles Times

AI has been oversold as a labor-saving technology when the evidence shows it often increases rather than reduces clinician workload.

From Los Angeles Times

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