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🛒 To buy too much 🛒 Buying too much
overbuy

overbuy

6.8
Buying more of something than you need
  • noun
  • /ˈoʊvərˌbaɪ/
translation icon : exceso de compra
  • Her weekly overbuy left fresh vegetables rotting in the back of the fridge.

Examples

  • He regretted his overbuy when he realized most of the items would go unused.

  • A sudden overbuy of supplies meant the company had to find extra storage space.

  • The overbuy of groceries led to waste.

  • Her overbuy of clothes filled her closet.

  • Her weekly overbuy of groceries often resulted in many items going to waste.

  • The overbuy during the holiday season caused the store to struggle with excess inventory.

  • His recent overbuy of school supplies left him with way too many notebooks and pens.

How Much

hoarding
  • Specialized
6 7.7
overbuy
6.8
purchase
219 1.1

Surface Forms

overbuy singular
overbuys plural

Morphology

overbuy = overbuy (transparent) = over + buy

The noun is a straightforward conversion from the verb 'overbuy', whose meaning is transparently built from 'over-' + 'buy'.

Etymology

Overbuy as a noun comes from two simple parts: over- meaning 'too much' and buy meaning 'to buy'. An overbuy is the act of buying more than you need, like a fridge full of food that goes bad.