overpricedadj.
/ˌəʊvəˈprʌɪst/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈpraɪst/ Priced too highly; charging excessive prices.
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society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > high price or rate > [adjective] > dear or expensive > excessively
overdearc1325
over-chargeable?c1422
over-costly1553
unaffordable1825
overpriced1881
gold-plated1946
1881 A. A. Knox New Playground (1883) 56 Over-populated, over-priced Mustapha.
1939 Econ. Jrnl. 49 543 It is usually assumed..that good-will is maximised by cutting prices and retaining customers. That is possibly true if you are certain that your goods are inferior and over-priced.
1978 M. Kenyon Deep Pocket i. 5 The vendors of over-priced ice-cream at Marble Arch.
1991 G. Edwards Living Magically (BNC) 54 A noisy, grimy city crowded underground stations, overpriced restaurants, jostling strangers and mournful faces.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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