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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of overvalue.

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Examples

  • Managers in overvalued firms eventually realize they cannot generate the performance necessary to support their sky-high stock price.

    Arithmetic and Google's IPO, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • The US market remain overvalued on profit driven criteria, but, even more frighteningly Americans have forgotten that the purpose of owning equity is to receive dividends.

    2002 Investment Outlook 2002

  • So, there is no reason for the euro to be overvalued, which is still the case.

    FXstreet.com 2010

  • So, there is no reason for the euro to be overvalued, which is still the case.

    FXstreet.com 2010

  • Companies AFG identifies as overvalued have proven through back-tests to be more likely to underperform than those companies with an attractive default AFG valuation rank.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

  • So, there is no reason for the euro to be overvalued, which is still the case.

    FXstreet.com 2010

  • During the third quarter, no U.S. metro areas were considered extremely overvalued, which is the first time that's happened.

    The Sheboygan Press Latest Headlines 2009

  • The study considers overvaluations exceeding 35 percent to mean an area is "extremely" overvalued, which is a label Sheboygan County never earned during the past four years, as the area's housing boom was relatively modest compared to other parts of the country.

    The Sheboygan Press Latest Headlines 2009

  • In economic terms, things these days are overvalued, which is bad news for homeowners and solar cell makers.

    Steve Ersinghaus 2009

  • In an environment in which U.S. stocks (and many other assets) look overvalued, that is a very real problem; indeed, when prices are inflated by sentiment, they are vulnerable to even a tiny pin prick that can burst investor confidence.

    The Money Times - finance news, lifestyle, markets, investment, personal finance, banking, retirement planning 2009

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