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o·ver·sup·ply
(ō′vər-sə-plī′)n. pl. o·ver·sup·plies
A supply in excess of what is appropriate or required.
tr.v. (ō′vər-sə-plī′) 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.
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oversupply
(ˈəʊvəˌsəplaɪ)n
the supply of too much or too many
vb, -plies, -plying or -plied
(tr) to supply too much (material, etc) or too many (goods, people, etc)
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o•ver•sup•ply
(n. ˌoʊvɚsəplˈaɪ,
v. )
n., pl. -plies,
v. -plied, -ply•ing. n.
1. a supply in excess of need.
v.t. 2. to supply in excess of need.
[1830–35]
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oversupply
Past participle: oversupplied
Gerund: oversupplying
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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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