Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To present (an idea, for example) with little or insufficient enthusiasm.
- transitive verb To sell at a lower price than (a competitor); undercut.
- transitive verb To sell (something) at a price lower than the real, normal, or appropriate value.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To sell under, or cheaper than.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To sell the same articles at a lower price than; to sell cheaper than.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
sell goods for alower price than acompetitor . - verb To sell something for less than its
value . - verb To put forward an
idea , or tomarket a newproduct , withinsufficient enthusiasm .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb sell cheaper than one's competition
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Examples
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This enabled me to get a late-deal trip with Olympic Holidays who unlike certain tour operators I could mention not only will "undersell" but also give thumping great discounts to last-minute travellers.
Archive 2009-05-01 Imogen 2009
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This enabled me to get a late-deal trip with Olympic Holidays who unlike certain tour operators I could mention not only will "undersell" but also give thumping great discounts to last-minute travellers.
Freedom from work!... Imogen 2009
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We also get the intelligence that Labour MEPs have pleaded, on behalf of Downing Street, with EU institutions to downplay elements of the constitution to help the Government domestically "undersell" the deal to avoid a referendum.
Archive 2007-06-01 Richard 2007
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The vacuum of documentation in this arena, even taking into consideration the release of several books surrounding Reporting Services in recent years, continues to represent a serious "undersell" of Reporting Services, from an Analysis Services reporting perspective.
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The truth is, there is open competition and prices are such that there are no monopolistic pricing schemes in place – if a wine shop in New York charges too much, another shop can easily undersell them.
NY: wine in grocery stores - 2010 edition | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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To do so, however, is to miss connecting with a huge part of the Latino population, to undersell us and underserve us, to misrepresent us and misunderstand us.
Galina Espinoza: The Myth Of The Latina Mami Galina Espinoza 2011
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We shouldn't undersell the digital communications portion of this.
Tom Watson: Sat Dishes and Revolution: Why Al Jazeera Matters There -- and Here Tom Watson 2011
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To do so, however, is to miss connecting with a huge part of the Latino population, to undersell us and underserve us, to misrepresent us and misunderstand us.
Galina Espinoza: The Myth Of The Latina Mami Galina Espinoza 2011
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And never EVER let an "exhibitor" undersell a dealer.
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He said make sure you don't undersell yourself, realize that you're valuable.
Yardbird Chef Sticks to Tasty, Simple Food Andrew LaVallee 2011
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