单词 |
over-purchase |
释义 |
ˌover-ˈpurchase, v. [over- 26.] trans. To purchase at too high a price; to buy too dear.
1651Fuller Abel Rediv. (1867) II. 82 Unwilling to over-purchase his safety at the price of a lie. 1703Collier Ess. Mor. Subj. ii. (1709) 191 He that buys his Satisfaction at the Expence of Duty and Discretion, is sure to over-purchase. So ˌover-ˈpurchase n.
1697Collier Immor. Stage (1698) 161 Mirth at the expence of Virtue is an Over-purchase. |

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