overbought
6.7
Items bought in larger amounts than needed so extra stock remains
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərˈbɔt/
- Specialized
:
sobrecomprado
- She regretted the overbought inventory of winter clothes once the season ended and prices dropped.
Examples
-
The store had to discount many items because they were overbought during the holiday sales.
-
Like, we understand you overbought snack boxes.
-
After realizing they had overbought supplies for the event, they decided to donate the extras.
Synonyms
overstocked
vsoverbought
1
3.9
A place that has more goods than it can sell
was created specifically by buying excess quantities
overfull
vsoverbought
1
5.5
Contains more goods than people want to buy
is a surplus caused specifically by excess purchases
overabundant
vsoverbought
1
5.8
More than is needed or wanted
is excess due to buying more than needed
glutted
vsoverbought
6.3
Having more of something than people need or can buy
results from buying more than required
How Excessive
Surface Forms
overbought positive
Morphology
Etymology
Overbought comes from the parts over- and bought, where over- means 'too much' and bought is the past of 'to buy'. It means someone has bought more goods than they need, leaving 'extra' items, so the word simply says the goods were bought 'too much'.