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Meaning of "overbuy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERBUY

overbuy  [ˌəʊvəˈbaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERBUY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overbuy is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overbuy in English.

WHAT DOES OVERBUY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overbuy in the English dictionary

The definition of overbuy in the dictionary is to buy too much or too many, or more than you need or can afford, of something. Other definition of overbuy is to buy at a price that is too high and is likely to drop.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERBUY

PRESENT

Present
I overbuy
you overbuy
he/she/it overbuys
we overbuy
you overbuy
they overbuy
Present continuous
I am overbuying
you are overbuying
he/she/it is overbuying
we are overbuying
you are overbuying
they are overbuying
Present perfect
I have overbought
you have overbought
he/she/it has overbought
we have overbought
you have overbought
they have overbought
Present perfect continuous
I have been overbuying
you have been overbuying
he/she/it has been overbuying
we have been overbuying
you have been overbuying
they have been overbuying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overbought
you overbought
he/she/it overbought
we overbought
you overbought
they overbought
Past continuous
I was overbuying
you were overbuying
he/she/it was overbuying
we were overbuying
you were overbuying
they were overbuying
Past perfect
I had overbought
you had overbought
he/she/it had overbought
we had overbought
you had overbought
they had overbought
Past perfect continuous
I had been overbuying
you had been overbuying
he/she/it had been overbuying
we had been overbuying
you had been overbuying
they had been overbuying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overbuy
you will overbuy
he/she/it will overbuy
we will overbuy
you will overbuy
they will overbuy
Future continuous
I will be overbuying
you will be overbuying
he/she/it will be overbuying
we will be overbuying
you will be overbuying
they will be overbuying
Future perfect
I will have overbought
you will have overbought
he/she/it will have overbought
we will have overbought
you will have overbought
they will have overbought
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overbuying
you will have been overbuying
he/she/it will have been overbuying
we will have been overbuying
you will have been overbuying
they will have been overbuying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overbuy
you would overbuy
he/she/it would overbuy
we would overbuy
you would overbuy
they would overbuy
Conditional continuous
I would be overbuying
you would be overbuying
he/she/it would be overbuying
we would be overbuying
you would be overbuying
they would be overbuying
Conditional perfect
I would have overbuy
you would have overbuy
he/she/it would have overbuy
we would have overbuy
you would have overbuy
they would have overbuy
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overbuying
you would have been overbuying
he/she/it would have been overbuying
we would have been overbuying
you would have been overbuying
they would have been overbuying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overbuy
we let´s overbuy
you overbuy
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overbuy
Past participle
overbought
Present Participle
overbuying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERBUY


aby
əˈbaɪ
abye
əˈbaɪ
blebby
ˈblɛbˈbaɪ
bye-bye
ˈbaɪˈbaɪ
Dubai
duːˈbaɪ
forby
fɔːˈbaɪ
forbye
fɔːˈbaɪ
goodbye
ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ
hereby
ˌhɪəˈbaɪ
inby
ɪnˈbaɪ
inbye
ɪnˈbaɪ
Mumbai
mʊmˈbaɪ
outby
ˌaʊtˈbaɪ
owerby
ˌaʊəˈbaɪ
passers-by
ˌpɑːsəzˈbaɪ
prebuy
priːˈbaɪ
rebuy
riːˈbaɪ
thereby
ˌðɛəˈbaɪ
underbuy
ˌʌndəˈbaɪ
whereby
wɛəˈbaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERBUY

overbreathing
overbred
overbreed
overbridge
overbrief
overbright
overbrim
overbroad
overbrow
overbrowse
overbrutal
overbuild
overbuilt
overbulk
overburden
overburdened
overburdensome
overburn
overburthen
overby

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERBUY

appuy
bad guy
bulk-buy
buy
cliquy
colloquy
fall guy
guy
impulse buy
multiloquy
obloquy
puy
soliloquy
somniloquy
Tanguy
timenoguy
tough guy
uy
Van Rompuy
wise guy

Synonyms and antonyms of overbuy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overbuy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERBUY

Find out the translation of overbuy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overbuy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overbuy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

超买
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overbuy
570 millions of speakers

English

overbuy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overbuy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overbuy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слишком большом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overbuy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overbuy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

overbuy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overbuy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

overbuy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

多く買い過ぎる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overbuy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overbuy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mua nhiều hơn sự cần dùng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overbuy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरब्यू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overbuy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overbuy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overbuy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

занадто великому
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cumpăra o cantitate mare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δώσετε πολλά λεφτά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overbuy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overbuy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overbuy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overbuy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERBUY»

The term «overbuy» is normally little used and occupies the 138.538 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERBUY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overbuy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overbuy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overbuy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERBUY»

Discover the use of overbuy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overbuy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Internet of Products: An Approach to Establishing Total ...
Figure 43): Differences in load forecast and real load, Investment hurdles with a high up-front investment, and Overbuy means that over a certain time period the available IT capacity was underutilized (cp. [PWC 2011]). Overbuy results from ...
Robert Neumann, 2012
2
14 Rules for Becoming a Smart College Shopper
The surest way to incur crushing debt is to overbuy. Any car salesman will tell you that the biggest pitfall people face when buying a car is buying too much car. Too many people buy or lease the $55,000 car when their financial statement says ...
Robert Ronstadt, 2010
3
Charles C. Conaway and John T. McDonald, Jr.: Securities and ...
In the summer of 2001, Kmart's Chief Operating Officer ("COO), newly promoted to that position by Conaway, made an extraordinary purchase of inventory in the approximate amount of $850 million ("Inventory Overbuy"). The Inventory ...
Alan Lieberman
4
Complete Collection of State Trials
But now to the fact ; Robert earl of Somerset stands indicted as accessary before the fact, of the wilful murder and poisoning of sir Thomas Overbuy, done by Wston, but procured by him ; this, my lord, is your charge. The indictment hath been ...
Francis Hargrave, 1793
5
The True Secret History the of the Lives and Reigns of All ...
Upon Cecil's Death, one Mr. Overbuy ( sometimes a Student of the Law in the middle Temple ) was newly arriv'd out of France, and was Entertain'd into the favour of Sir Jiobett Ctrr, whether this proceeded from any Love towards him, or to the ...
‎1702
6
400 Ways to Stop Stress Now
overbuy. perishable. foods. If you end up disposing of a quarter to a third of everything in your refrigerator because it spoils before you eat it, you're more than throwing away good money and good food. Think of the constant pressure you put ...
G. Gaynor McTigue, 2010
7
Michigan Business Reports
An overbuy is lost money, which cannot be recouped against future usage unless the airline acquires additional aircraft which use the same reparable. Because of the dynamism of the aircraft industry, new aircraft frequently need a new kind of ...
‎1967
8
The New and Complete Dictionary of the English Language
Overbuy'ing (s. from overbuy) The act of buying too dear; Overca'me t-v. t. oret. of overcome) Did overcome. Overcar'ried ( p. from overcarry) Carrtcd rot) far. Oyercar'rying (p. a. from overcarry) Cartymg too ar ozerhar'rying (r. from the part) The ...
John Ash, 1775
9
Made in America: A Social History of American Culture and ...
At the same time, Americans also recognize that they and others often overbuy beyond even these socially defined needs.40 Denying the notion of overbuying assumes that people are provident and calculating consumers who maximize their ...
Claude S. Fischer, 2010
10
The defense contract: cost development methods and pricing ...
These sub elements include adjustments for overbuy, price adjustment, price escalation, and quantity adjustment. 1. Overbuy. The estimated cost of materials should include an incremental amount for overbuy. Overbuy normally represents all ...
Charles E. Grubbs, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERBUY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overbuy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
10 tips to help you pack for college
It seems to start with this: “Don't overbuy,” says Stephanie Horne, the local host for the American University parent-student summer send-off, ... «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»
2
Case against Ipswich man who allegedly threatened to kill ex …
The jury at Ipswich Crown Court was directed to return not guilty verdicts on both charges by the trial judge Rupert Overbuy after he heard legal ... «Ipswich Star, Jul 15»
3
Guess who's coming to dinner? Berkeley couple welcomes Shabbat …
That's how they keep each other in check: Avraham doesn't buy enough, Ruchama tends to overbuy. They do some prep work Thursday night, ... «Jweekly.com, Jul 15»
4
Rent vs Buy Isn't Just About Cost
If there may be children coming, you either must overbuy to plan ahead, or you could be stuck with too small of a home until you can sell and ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
WiFi calling leader Republic Wireless raises the bar again …
... Wireless to refund customers dollar for dollar for all unused cellular data, ensuring that customers never overbuy cellular data they don't need ... «PR Web, Jul 15»
6
Stop Buying Food in Bulk
Ligon noticed in her studies that consumers will often go to four to seven different stores and “overbuy at each of the places where they shop, and it's not just the ... «Big Think, Jul 15»
7
Broadwell vs. Skylake
So buy in Broadwell now, but don't overbuy. When Skylake finally arrives Intel are expecting a new best seller with the 6th Gen processor. Intel. «Channel Pro, Jul 15»
8
How buying in bulk actually wastes food
With so many choices, there's an incentive to overbuy at each stop — especially if you don't plan on being back for a few days. We've all done ... «Grist, Jun 15»
9
Smarter Living: Wiping away food waste
Shop more frequently. it helps you to not overbuy. Serve less, dishing out smaller portions at meals. People are less likely to leave food on their ... «KAKE, Jun 15»
10
Gear alert: Multi-tools a must for tackle boxes
... can openers and corkscrews. Key is not to overbuy, making the tool too bulky. Portability and convenience are the most important features. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jun 15»

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