verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To sell goods for a lower price than a competitor.

   "Our price-match guarantee: we will not be undersold!"

2. 2
   sell cheaper than one's competition wordnet
3. 3
   To sell something for less than its value.
4. 4
   To put forward an idea, or to market a new product (or oneself), with insufficient enthusiasm or excessive understatement.

   "Near-synonym: sell short"

Synonyms

All synonyms

undercutclose outconvert into cashcut underdumpeffect a sale

Antonyms

All antonyms

oversellsell past the close

Example

More examples

"Our price-match guarantee: we will not be undersold!"

Etymology

From under- + sell.

Related phrases

sell short

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