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overbuy

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o⋅ver⋅buy

  [oh-ver-bahy] verb, -bought, -buy⋅ing.
Use overbuy in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to purchase in excessive quantities.
2. Finance. to buy on margin in excess of one's ability to provide added security in an emergency, as in a falling market.
–verb (used without object)
3. to buy regardless of one's needs or financial means.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME overbiggen. See over-, buy
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o·ver·buy   (ō'vər-bī')   
v.   o·ver·bought (-bôt'), o·ver·buy·ing, o·ver·buys

v.   tr.

  1. To buy in excessive amounts.

  2. To buy (stock) on margin in excess of one's ability to provide further security if prices drop.

v.   intr.
To buy goods beyond one's means or needs.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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