单词 | over-purchase |
释义 | † over-purchasev. Obsolete. 1. transitive (reflexive). To overexert oneself. Cf. purchase v. 3b. ΚΠ 1480 W. Harleston Let. 16 Jan. in C. L. Kingsford Stonor Lett. & Papers (1919) II. 98 I..pray you in the name of God, that ye wolle not over wissh yow, ner owyr purches yow. 2. transitive. To purchase at too high a price. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > buying > buy [verb (transitive)] > buy at too high price overbuyc1450 outbuy1608 over-purchase1651 1651 T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 378 Unwilling to overpurchase his safety at the price of a lye. 1695 J. Collier Misc. upon Moral Subj. 180 He that buys his Satisfaction at the Expence of Duty and Discretion, is sure to over purchase. a1730 N. Marshall Serm. (1731) II. xi. 282 Perhaps more Pains are taken than Enjoyment it self can answer, which is therefore over purchased, and the Surplus so given for it goes all to the Account of Loss and Damage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1480 |
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