oversupply

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.

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)

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]

oversupply

Past participle: oversupplied
Gerund: oversupplying

Imperative

oversupply

oversupply

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"

oversupply

noun

An amount or quantity beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate:

excess, fat, glut, overage, overflow, overmuch, overrun, overstock, superfluity, surplus, surplusage.

Translations

oversupply

[ˌəʊvəsəˈplaɪ] VT → proveer en exceso (with de) we are oversupplied with cars → tenemos exceso de coches