"undersell" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: undersells [present, singular, third-person], underselling [participle, present], undersold [participle, past], undersold [past]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: under- + sell Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|sell}} under- + sell Head templates: {{en-verb|undersells|underselling|undersold}} undersell (third-person singular simple present undersells, present participle underselling, simple past and past participle undersold)
  1. To sell goods for a lower price than a competitor. Synonyms: undercut Translations (to sell for a lower]] price than a competitor): myydä halvemmalla (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-undersell-en-verb-ZB~vIiBw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 24 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 36 33 31 Disambiguation of 'to sell for a lower]] price than a competitor': 77 23 0
  2. To sell something for less than its value. Translations (to sell something for less than its value): myydä alihintaan (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-undersell-en-verb-Or8EFcWZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 24 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 36 33 31 Disambiguation of 'to sell something for less than its value': 6 93 1
  3. To put forward an idea, or to market a new product, with insufficient enthusiasm. Translations (to put forward an idea, or to market a new product with insufficient enthusiasm): alimyydä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-undersell-en-verb-3WAnmg4H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 24 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 36 33 31 Disambiguation of 'to put forward an idea, or to market a new product with insufficient enthusiasm': 2 1 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: oversell, sell short

Inflected forms

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