Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overpurchase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-pur-chase
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To buy too much of something.

verb

To pay too dear a price.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

noun

An expensive purchase.

Etymology

From over- + purchase.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overpurchases (present, singular) overpurchasing (participle, present) overpurchased (participle, past) overpurchased (past) overpurchases (plural)

Questions

What does overpurchase mean?
To buy too much of something.
Where does overpurchase come from?
From over- + purchase.

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