overtrade
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o·ver·trade
(ō′vər-trād′)v. o·ver·trad·ed, o·ver·trad·ing, o·ver·trades
v.intr.
1. To buy and sell securities too frequently, resulting in excessive volatility or high transaction costs.
2. To exceed the ability of a business to finance its operations by increasing sales too rapidly.
v.tr.
To buy and sell securities in (a market) too frequently.
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overtrade
(ˌəʊvəˈtreɪd)vb
(Commerce) (intr) (of an enterprise) to trade in excess of capacity or working capital
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o•ver•trade
(ˌoʊ vərˈtreɪd)v.i. -trad•ed, -trad•ing.
to trade in excess of one's resources.
[1730–35]
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overtrade
Past participle: overtraded
Gerund: overtrading
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