oversells
/ˌoʊvərˈsɛlz/
verb
- To sell too much of something, or to sell more than is available.
- The airline oversells seats on many flights, hoping a few passengers won't show up.
- The store oversells its popular video game console every holiday season.
- If you oversell tickets to the concert, some fans will be turned away at the door.
- To praise or promote something or someone too strongly, making it seem better than it really is.
- Don't oversell your skills in the interview; be honest about what you can do.
- The advertisement oversells the phone's battery life, which barely lasts a day.
- The movie was okay, but the critics oversells it as the best film of the year.
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