overperform
overperform verb: to perform better than expected, required, or predicted; to exceed a relevant standard or benchmark in performance.
Verb
overperform (third-person singular simple present overperforms, present participle overperforming, simple past and past participle overperformed)
- To perform better than expected, required, or predicted; to exceed a relevant standard or benchmark in performance.
- In contrast, Haaland is overperforming by 6.83 goals since joining Dortmund, which is almost a 14-goal swing between the pair.2021 February 4, Raj Chohan, “Erling Braut Haaland: Would Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd or Chelsea suit striker best?”, in BBC Sport
- ESG screened portfolios overperform the benchmark in the long term only if the exclusion threshold is low.2024, Beatrice Bertelli, Costanza Torricelli, “The trade-off between ESG screening and portfolio diversification in the short and in the long run”, in Journal of Economics and Finance, volume 48...
Antonyms of overperform
Forms of overperform
| third-person singular present | overperforms |
|---|---|
| present participle | overperforming |
| past participle | overperformed |
| past | overperformed |
Origin of overperform
From over- + perform.
Words formed from overperform
Questions about overperform
- What does overperform mean?
- Overperform means to perform better than expected, required, or predicted; to exceed a relevant standard or benchmark in performance.
- What part of speech is overperform?
- Overperform is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overperform?
- The past tense of overperform is overperformed.
Words near overperform in the dictionary
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