overpurchase
overpurchase · overpurchases · overpurchased · overpurchasing
To buy too much of somethingTo buy too much of something.
Meaning
2 sensesTo buy too much of something.
(intransitive, obsolete)To pay too dear a price.
Origin
From over- + purchase.From over- + purchase.
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Forms
overpurchases, overpurchasing, overpurchased, overpurchasedregular · Lesson
| Base form | overpurchase · to overpurchase |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overpurchases |
| Present participle | overpurchasing |
| Past simple | overpurchased |
| Past participle | overpurchased |
Tenses
overpurchase · overpurchased · will overpurchase · have overpurchasedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.