undersell

undersell
/un'deuhr sel"/, v.t., undersold, underselling.
1. to sell more cheaply than.
2. to advertise with restraint; understate the merits of (something): By underselling his product, he let his hearers convince themselves of its importance.
3. to sell for less than the actual value.
[1615-25; UNDER- + SELL]

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