overboughtadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈbɔːt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈbɔt/,

/ˌoʊvərˈbɑt/

Forms: see overbuy v.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English overbought , overbuy v.

Etymology: < overbought, past participle of overbuy v.

†1. Bought at too high a price. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry IV clxxxix, in Poems (1878) 48 To see his purchase in Ambition, Too ouer-bought.

2. Overprovided with a commodity; (esp. in Stock Market) provided with stocks at a time when demand for them at that price has already been satisfied.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > buying > [adjective] > bought or purchased > in excess

overbought1925

1925 University Jrnl. Business 4 36 If the buyer is overbought, the excess is charged to the next month's account.

1957 D. T. Clark & B. A. Gottfried Dict. Business & Finance 252/2 Overbought. 1. The condition of having purchased more than is needed to meet requirements. However, as used, the condition does not necessarily result from excessive buying, but may be the result of shrinking needs or resale volume. 2. In securities trade usage, a condition in which the demand for securities at existing prices has been filled, so that prices tend to drop.

1962 E. Godfrey Retail Selling & Organization xx. 199 If a buyer is overbought, he is informed of this fact immediately by stock control office.

2000 News (Karachi) 25 Apr. 13/6 The unabated profit taking by the investors as well as speculators in an overbought market pushed the market further down.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overbought
释义	overboughtadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈbɔːt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈbɔt/, /ˌoʊvərˈbɑt/ Forms: see overbuy v. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English overbought , overbuy v. Etymology: < overbought, past participle of overbuy v. †1. Bought at too high a price. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry IV clxxxix, in Poems (1878) 48 To see his purchase in Ambition, Too ouer-bought. 2. Overprovided with a commodity; (esp. in Stock Market) provided with stocks at a time when demand for them at that price has already been satisfied. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > buying > [adjective] > bought or purchased > in excess overbought1925 1925 University Jrnl. Business 4 36 If the buyer is overbought, the excess is charged to the next month's account. 1957 D. T. Clark & B. A. Gottfried Dict. Business & Finance 252/2 Overbought. 1. The condition of having purchased more than is needed to meet requirements. However, as used, the condition does not necessarily result from excessive buying, but may be the result of shrinking needs or resale volume. 2. In securities trade usage, a condition in which the demand for securities at existing prices has been filled, so that prices tend to drop. 1962 E. Godfrey Retail Selling & Organization xx. 199 If a buyer is overbought, he is informed of this fact immediately by stock control office. 2000 News (Karachi) 25 Apr. 13/6 The unabated profit taking by the investors as well as speculators in an overbought market pushed the market further down. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1657
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