"overpurchase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overpurchases [plural]
Etymology: From over- + purchase. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|purchase}} over- + purchase Head templates: {{en-noun}} overpurchase (plural overpurchases)
  1. An expensive purchase.
    Sense id: en-overpurchase-en-noun-9T4-4Try Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 37 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 30 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 27 24

Verb

Forms: overpurchases [present, singular, third-person], overpurchasing [participle, present], overpurchased [participle, past], overpurchased [past]
Etymology: From over- + purchase. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|purchase}} over- + purchase Head templates: {{en-verb}} overpurchase (third-person singular simple present overpurchases, present participle overpurchasing, simple past and past participle overpurchased)
  1. To buy too much of something.
    Sense id: en-overpurchase-en-verb-jv-T673i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 37 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 28 45 27
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) To pay too dear a price. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-overpurchase-en-verb-0O1sRgrg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 37 25

Inflected forms

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