overtrade
overtrade · overtrades · overtraded · overtrading
To trade beyond one's capitalTo trade beyond one's capital; to buy goods beyond the means of paying for or selling them
Meaning
2 sensesTo trade beyond one's capital; to buy goods beyond the means of paying for or selling them
To overstock the market.
Origin
From over- + trade.From over- + trade.
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Forms
overtrades, overtrading, overtraded, overtraded| Base form | overtrade · to overtrade |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overtrades |
| Present participle | overtrading |
| Past simple | overtraded |
| Past participle | overtraded |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedovertrader
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.