to overbuy
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4.9
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərˈbaɪ/
:
comprar en exceso
- To save money and avoid waste, try not to overbuy groceries each week.
Examples
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I would agree too that it's really helped with not overbuying for the baby because there are so many cute boy and girl clothes, but when you are forced to buy neutral, I find that I have bought hardly anything.
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When companies overbuy, they're doing so because they're frustrated of shortages.
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Failing to raise the price allows hoarders to overbuy.
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Most of us learn that painful lesson of overbuying them when first entering the marketplace.
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Or how to make sure you're not underbuying or overbuying equipment?
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It's so tempting to buy scads of new, shiny pens and notebooks when they're on sale, and parents tend to overbuy at back-to-school time.
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About the banks—no crimes prosecuted, no strings attached to taxpayer money bank bailout, little help for the responsible home buyers who did not overbuy.
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Many people end up regretting their decision when they overbuy items they won't use.
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Before you shop, make a list to prevent yourself from wanting to overbuy unnecessary products.
Synonyms
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4.5
To put more goods in a shop or warehouse than can be sold
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overbuy as a verb joins over- 'too much' and buy 'to buy'. To overbuy is to buy more than you can use, which is why people say they overbought items after a big sale.