overdeal

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ deal (“amount, portion”).

Noun

overdeal (plural overdeals)

  1. (obsolete) An amount left over; excess.
    • Holland
      The overdeal in the price will be double.

Verb

overdeal (third-person singular simple present overdeals, present participle overdealing, simple past and past participle overdealt)

  1. To have too many dealings.
    • 2003, Carol Ummel Lindquist, Happily Married with Kids: It's Not Just a Fairy Tale, →ISBN, page 6:
      Extended family issues (Mom overdeals with his family and Dad underdeals with his family).

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