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n. /oh"veuhr seuh pluy'/; v. /oh'veuhr seuh pluy"/, n., pl. oversupplies, v., oversupplied, oversupplying.n.1. an excessive supply.v.t.2. to supply in excess.[1825-35; OVER- + SUPPLY1]
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oversupply — o‧ver‧sup‧ply [ˌəʊvəsəˈplaɪ ǁ ˌoʊvər ] noun [countable, uncountable] ECONOMICS when there is more of something than is needed or than can be sold: • The investment boom of the past few years has led to an oversupply of goods and services. * * * Ⅰ … Financial and business terms
Oversupply — O ver*sup*ply , n. An excessive supply; a supply in excess of demand. [1913 Webster] A general oversupply or excess of all commodities. J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oversupply — O ver*sup*ply , v. t. To supply in excess. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oversupply — index balance (amount in excess), overage, plethora, redundancy, surfeit, surplus Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
oversupply — [ō΄vər sə plī′] vt. oversupplied, oversupplying to supply in excess n. pl. oversupplies too great a supply … English World dictionary
Oversupply — An excessive amount of a good or other substance. Oversupply results when demand is lower than supply, thus resulting in a surplus. There are many reasons why oversupply may occur. If there is demand for a specific product that meets a certain… … Investment dictionary
oversupply — o|ver|sup|ply [ˈəuvəsəplaı US ˈouvər ] n plural oversupplies [U and C] the state of having more of something than you need or can sell ▪ an oversupply of computers … Dictionary of contemporary English
oversupply — 1. verb To supply more than is needed 2. noun An excessive supply … Wiktionary
Oversupply — Избыточная подача … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
oversupply — Synonyms and related words: avalanche, balance, be prodigal with, bonus, deluge, dividend, embarras de richesses, engulf, enough, extra, extravagance, extravagancy, flood, flood the market, gratuity, inundate, inundation, lagniappe, landslide,… … Moby Thesaurus
