Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overprice

/ˌoʊvɚpɹˈaɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: over-price
IPA: /ˌoʊvɚpɹˈaɪs/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to give a commodity an excessive 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 price English overprice From over- + price.

Inflected Forms

overprices (present, singular) overpricing (participle, present) overpriced (participle, past) overpriced (past)

Rhymes With

nice price ice advice twice vice device rice precise mice slice spice

Questions

How do you pronounce overprice?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvɚpɹˈaɪs/.
What does overprice mean?: to give a commodity an excessive price
Where does overprice 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 price English overprice From over- + price.

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