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[ noun oh-ver-suh-plahy; verb oh-ver-suh-plahy ] / noun ˈoʊ vər səˌplaɪ; verb ˌoʊ vər səˈplaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR oversupply ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural o·ver·sup·plies.verb (used with object), o·ver·sup·plied, o·ver·sup·ply·ing.Origin of oversupplyFirst recorded in 1825–35; over- + supply1 Words nearby oversupplyoverstrung, overstudy, overstuff, overstuffed, oversubscribe, oversupply, overswing, overt, overtake, overtask, overtax Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oversupplyLast week, I talked about the oversupply of lawyers, and other graduate students. The Future of the MD|Megan McArdle|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST The oversupply of graduate students in the humanities is much, much worse than the oversupply of lawyers. Too Many Students, Too Few Jobs|Megan McArdle|January 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST The oversupply of ethanol can be seen by looking at the parade of ethanol producers heading to bankruptcy court. The Next Spill Victim: Your Car|Robert Bryce|May 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST In the end, there is a shortage of caution, an oversupply of food, and a mess that will take years to clean up. Cloudy With a Chance of Mortgages|Jonathan Wald|October 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST
That court decision has been a blessing and, perhaps, a curse—contributing to an oversupply of talent. Kinkonomics|Tracy Quan|February 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST Gigantic boulders, box-like bluffs, ragged rock-spires, cliffs and plateaus of bare rock were in oversupply. The Snow-Burner|Henry Oyen Nay, Fleur-de-Marie, we should never find fault with an oversupply of happiness. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6|Eugne Sue I think that Persian walnut trees pay better than apples, and that there is no danger of an oversupply. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting|Various This condition will never be agreeable to him unless he has an oversupply of brute instincts. The Psychology of Management|L. M. Gilbreth Canada had an oversupply of officers from the start, and the army never quite recovered from the malady. The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII)|various
British Dictionary definitions for oversupply
nounthe supply of too much or too many verb (ˌəʊvəˈsəplaɪ) -plies, -plying or -plied(tr) to supply too much (material, etc) or too many (goods, people, etc) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to oversupplyglut, residue, surfeit, plethora, superabundance, overmuch, fat, overage, superfluity, plus, excess, surplusage, overflow, balance, remainder, overstock, overrun, overkill, the limit |