Meanings
present singular third person overperforms · participle present overperforming · participle past overperformed · past overperformed
- ambitransitiveTo perform better than expected, required, or predicted; to exceed a relevant standard or benchmark in performance.
ESG screened portfolios overperform the benchmark in the long term only if the exclusion threshold is low.
2024, Beatrice Bertelli, Costanza Torricelli, “The trade-off between ESG screening and portfolio diversification in the short and in the long run”, in Journal of Economics and Finance, volume 48, number 2, →DOI, pages 298–3221 more example
In contrast, Haaland is overperforming by 6.83 goals since joining Dortmund, which is almost a 14-goal swing between the pair.
2021 February 4, Raj Chohan, “Erling Braut Haaland: Would Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd or Chelsea suit striker best?”, in BBC Sport
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishperform
- Englishoverperform
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overperform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overperform
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