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oversupply

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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.

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.)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"
Verb1.oversupply - supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"
furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
Translations
oversupply [ˌəʊvəsəˈplaɪ] VTproveer en exceso (with de) we are oversupplied with carstenemos exceso de coches


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To keep it from filling above a certain level we have four great pumping stations that force the oversupply back into the reservoirs far north from which the red men draw the water which irrigates their farm lands.
 
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