oversold

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UK/ˌəʊ.vəˈsəʊld/US/ˌoʊ.vɚˈsoʊld/

adjective

In a stock or commodity market condition where there has been significant trading driving prices down to lower levels, levels which seem overextended or excessive on a short-term basis.

Opposite
overbought
OriginEnglish sold ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

adjectiveoversold (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebusinessIn a stock or commodity market condition where there has been significant trading driving prices down to lower levels, levels which seem overextended or excessive on a short-term basis.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
overbought

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishsold
  8. Englishoversold

From over- + sold.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with oversold

oldgoldholdsoldcoldboldthresholdfoldrolledmoldbeholdmanifoldmouldupholdwithholduntolduncontrolledunfoldpolledauldpatrolledwoldbowledahold
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Cite this entry
APA

oversold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversold

MLA

“oversold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversold. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oversold,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversold.

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