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overpriced

overpriced

49 3.7
Too expensive for what you get
  • adjective
  • /ˌoʊvərˈpraɪst/
translation icon : caro
  • 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?

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Examples

  • To make matters worse, the house we talked him into buying was overpriced, had mold problems, termites.

  • And that makes this the single most overpriced car in the entire car industry.

  • This one was just a little bit overpriced for what it is.

  • I know it's overpriced, but it has to be.

  • I do not understand why you constantly have to show me the overpriced goods that you purchased.

  • 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.

  • We found this Australian site that has hundreds of products ranging from overpriced to downright scam.

  • Show me the real Paris, the part that isn't overpriced and overrun with German tourists.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

expensive
vsoverpriced
1.0

That costs a lot of money

judges the price as higher than what it deserves
too expensive
vsoverpriced
74 2.0

Costs more money than someone can afford

focuses on being above fair value not only on affordability
costly
vsoverpriced
64 1.7

Expensive and costing a lot of money

evaluates that cost as exceeding the actual worth
pricey
vsoverpriced
  • Informal
54 4.4

Costs a lot of money

takes a critical view that price exceeds true value
high-priced
vsoverpriced
31 3.5

Costing a lot of money

sees the price as unjustified relative to value
exorbitant
vsoverpriced
25 7.9

A price or cost that is much higher than it should be

is excessive but not always as extremely unreasonable
pricy
vsoverpriced
  • US
9 4.0

Costing a lot of money

stresses that cost is greater than item's real worth
spendy
vsoverpriced
  • UK
1 8.2

Costing a lot of money

evaluates the cost as more than the item's actual value
overbought
vsoverpriced
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A stock or asset bought so much its price is likely higher than its real value

refers to price exceeding value in general not only markets
a bit overpriced
vsoverpriced
3.0

Slightly more expensive than it should be for what you get

is noticeably above fair value rather than only slightly

Idioms

Slightly more expensive than it should be for what you get

How Expensive

extortionate
2 7.9
overpriced
49 3.7
expensive
1.0
reasonable
302 2.2
affordable
307 2.1
cheap
1.0

Surface Forms

overpriced positive

Morphology

overpriced = overprice (transparent) = over + price + ed

The adjective is a regular past-participle formation from the verb 'overprice' (over- 'too much' + price), so its meaning is directly derived from the base.

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.