overshoot - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'overshoot' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Overshoot

[ v. i.]

- To fly beyond the mark.

2 . Overshoot

[ v. t.]

- To shoot over or beyond.
- To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
- To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth.

1 . overshoot

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- aim too high

Example in sentence:

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Exchange rate overshooting
Exchange rate overshooting is a phenomenon whereby the exchange rate changes by more in the short run than it does in the long run when the money supplies changes.

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