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▪ I. over-issue, n.|ˈəʊvərˈɪʃ(j)uː, -ˈɪsjuː| [over- 29.] An issue in excess: see next.
1803Edin. Rev. III. 252 A general depreciation of the currency, by a universal over-issue of notes. 1861Goschen For. Exch. 63 When, through the over-issue of paper money, a general rise of prices ensues, the price of gold, as measured by paper money, rises with the rest. 1886Law Times LXXX. 280/2 The personal liability of the five directors upon an over-issue of debenture stock. ▪ II. ˌover-ˈissue, v. [over- 27.] trans. To issue in excess; e.g. to issue legal tender notes, stocks, shares, or debentures of a joint-stock company, beyond the amount authorized by law or by the articles of association; to issue any notes in excess of the issuer's ability to pay them on demand. Also to print or ‘issue’ postage-stamps beyond the needs of the postal service.
1837J. C. Calhoun Wks. III. 64 The banks had over-issued, it is true, but their over-issues were to the Government. 1879Lubbock Addr. Pol. & Educ. ii. 41 The bank directors ought not to over-issue notes. |