O′ver‐stand″ (?), v. t. To stand on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale; to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions.
What madman would o'erstand his market twice? Dryden.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
O′ver‐stand″ (?), v. t. To stand on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale; to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions.
What madman would o'erstand his market twice? Dryden.