"overperform" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overperforms [present, singular, third-person], overperforming [participle, present], overperformed [participle, past], overperformed [past]
Etymology: From over- + perform. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|perform}} over- + perform Head templates: {{en-verb}} overperform (third-person singular simple present overperforms, present participle overperforming, simple past and past participle overperformed)
  1. To perform better than expected
    Sense id: en-overperform-en-verb-Cs~GiYvx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
  2. (finance) Of an investment, to provide a financial result superior to what was expected. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-overperform-en-verb-~f7X4RSa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: overperformance, overperformer

Inflected forms

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