adjective
- reduced in price by too large a percentage or amount; marked down excessively
Usage: commonly used in retail and business contexts
verb
- past tense and past participle of overdiscount; to reduce the price of something by too much
Usage: transitive verb
Examples
- The store overdiscounted winter coats to clear inventory before spring.
- These overdiscounted items sold out within hours of the sale announcement.
- The retailer worried they had overdiscounted the merchandise and lost profit margin.
- Customers rushed to buy the overdiscounted electronics before stock ran out.
- The company overdiscounted its products to compete with online retailers.
- An overdiscounted price point can sometimes hurt a brand's perceived value.