overpriced
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərˈpraɪst/
- I can't believe how overpriced this restaurant is; the food isn't worth the money.
- overpriced restaurants
- overpriced food
- overpriced coffee
Direct mail still works, it's just overpriced, right?
- Direct mail still works, it's just overpriced, right?
- Maybe trimming some little overpriced crypto was a good idea.
- The bronzing ones I think are spectacular, wildly overpriced, but they're gorgeous.
- I mean, there is nothing that's more overpriced than truly traditional PR.
- But if that's the phone that it is, yes, it's incredibly overpriced, but it's usable.
- So this was for all the meals and the ridiculously overpriced restaurant at that property.
- What's the most overrated, over hyped, overpriced supercar?
- So who is buying these things if they're overpriced and underperforming and lack flexibility?
- Now I know I know what you're saying that Apple sells overpriced cables.
Examples
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To make matters worse, the house we talked him into buying was overpriced, had mold problems, termites.
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And that makes this the single most overpriced car in the entire car industry.
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This one was just a little bit overpriced for what it is.
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I know it's overpriced, but it has to be.
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I do not understand why you constantly have to show me the overpriced goods that you purchased.
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The food was exotic and overpriced, always a great buy for great quality, as were her clothes.
Fiction book (1990) -
Personally, he thought most of the stuff was old, overpriced junk.
Fiction book (2001) -
Well, everything is overpriced in today's world.
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We found this Australian site that has hundreds of products ranging from overpriced to downright scam.
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Show me the real Paris, the part that isn't overpriced and overrun with German tourists.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
That costs a lot of money
Costs more money than someone can afford
Expensive and costing a lot of money
Costs a lot of money
Costing a lot of money
A price or cost that is much higher than it should be
Costing a lot of money
Costing a lot of money
A stock or asset bought so much its price is likely higher than its real value
Slightly more expensive than it should be for what you get
Idioms
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Morphology
Etymology
The word overpriced breaks into over- meaning 'too much' and price meaning 'cost', as in overeat where you eat 'too much'. So something overpriced simply costs 'too much' for what it is.