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English
Etymology
under- + sell
Pronunciation
Verb
undersell (third-person singular simple present undersells, present participle underselling, simple past and past participle undersold)
- To sell goods for a lower price than a competitor.
- Synonym: undercut
Our price-match guarantee: we will not be undersold!
- To sell something for less than its value.
- To put forward an idea, or to market a new product, with insufficient enthusiasm.
2020, Sophy Roberts, The Lost Pianos of Siberia, page 12:But by inferring sleep, the etymology also undersells Siberia's scope, both real and imagined.
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Translations
to sell for a lower]] price than a competitor
to sell something for less than its value
to put forward an idea, or to market a new product with insufficient enthusiasm
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