oversupply (redirected from oversupplies)

o·ver·sup·ply  (vr-s-pl)

n. pl. o·ver·sup·plies

A supply in excess of what is appropriate or required.

tr.v. (vr-s-pl) o·ver·sup·plied, o·ver·sup·ply·ing, o·ver·sup·plies

To supply in excess of what is appropriate or required: oversupplied the troops with blankets; oversupplied blankets to the troops.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	oversupply - the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall glut, surfeit overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance, overabundance - a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email"
Verb	1.	oversupply - supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient" glut, flood furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"