| 释义 |
overbought, ppl. a.
[f. overbuy v.]
(See quot. 1957.)
1957Clark & Gottfried University Dict. Business & Finance 252/2 Overbought. 1. The condition of having purchased more than is needed to meet requirements. However, as used, the condition does not necessarily result from excessive buying, but may be the result of shrinking needs or resale volume. 2. In securities trade usage, a condition in which the demand for securities at existing prices has been filled, so that prices tend to drop. 1961Spectator 26 May 774 When a market becomes..over⁓bought, prices are extra sensitive to bad news. 1962E. Godfrey Retail Selling & Organization xx. 199 If a buyer is overbought, he is informed of this fact immediately by stock control office. 1968Economist 16 Mar. 86/2 One of the Americans' hopes would be that, after an initial soaring, the free market price of gold could come down again; partly because hoarders and speculators are now so over⁓bought. 1974S. Marcus Minding Store iv. 61 They..would never pass a desirable garment, however over⁓bought they might be. |