o·ver·sup·ply (  v r-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. |
oversupply [ˈəʊvəˌsəplaɪ]
n
the supply of too much or too many
vb [ˌəʊvəˈsəplaɪ] -plies, -plying, -plied
(tr) to supply too much (material, etc.) or too many (goods, people, etc.)
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| Noun | 1. | oversupply - the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall 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" |
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