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overbuy

/ˈoʊvɚbˌaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-buy
IPA
/ˈoʊvɚbˌaɪ/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To buy excessively, especially to buy more than one needs or can afford.

verb

To buy at an inflated price.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English buy English overbuy From over- + buy.

Inflected Forms

overbuys (present, singular) overbuying (participle, present) overbought (participle, past) overbought (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce overbuy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚbˌaɪ/.
What does overbuy mean?
To buy excessively, especially to buy more than one needs or can afford.
Where does overbuy come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English buy English overbuy From over- + buy.

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