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To stand on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale; to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions.

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  1. 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.
  2. To stand on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale; to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions. [Obs.] What madman would o'erstand his market twice Dryden.
  3. To stand on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale;to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions. [Obs.]What madman would o'erstand his market twice Dryden.
  4. 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.