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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act or practice of buying goods beyond the means of payment; a glutting of the market.

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  • verb Present participle of overtrade.

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Examples

  • The situation is called overtrading and it can strike healthy businesses that sell too much too quickly, and grow too rapidly.

    Bytestart 2009

  • But there is a condition called overtrading, where a business sells too much too quickly and grows too rapidly.

    Bytestart 2009

  • But there is a condition called overtrading, where a business sells too much too quickly and grows too rapidly.

    Bytestart 2009

  • But there is a condition called overtrading, where a business sells too much too quickly and grows too rapidly.

    Bytestart 2009

  • "If it were a child we would call it hyperactive; if it were a patient we would diagnose it with bipolar disorder; if it were a trader we would fire it for overtrading," wrote Ilan Solot , a London-based economist at Brown Brothers Harriman.

    Brazil Adds Stimulus to Series of Policy Reversals Paulo Prada 2011

  • Among the risks that traders should be aware of before they make their first transaction: "overtrading."

    Is Currency Trading Worth the Risk? Stephen L. Bernard 2011

  • But there's no advantage to overtrading your portfolio.

    Five Myths About Asset Allocation 2010

  • Princeton University's Jose Scheinkman and Wei Xiong have shown how bubbles lead to overtrading -- whether day trading dot-com stocks or flipping condos -- and this might be a useful alert.

    Fed Rethinks Stance on Popping Bubbles 2008

  • It's a "Minsky Moment," and the irony is most investors know easy credit, overtrading and euphoria create bubbles that always burst.

    Market Efficiency Hokum 2007

  • It's a "Minsky Moment," and the irony is most investors know easy credit, overtrading and euphoria create bubbles that always burst.

    Market Efficiency Hokum 2007

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