Mispeg

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To incorrectly ascribe a value or attribute to.

    "This imitation Dahomey trifle mispegged at two hundred francs at its debut, falls to forty, hovers at fifty and ends up in the hands of a souvenir bug."

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"This imitation Dahomey trifle mispegged at two hundred francs at its debut, falls to forty, hovers at fifty and ends up in the hands of a souvenir bug."

Etymology

From mis- + peg.

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