oversubscribe

[ oh-ver-suh b-skrahyb ]

/ ˌoʊ vər səbˈskraɪb /

verb (used with object), o·ver·sub·scribed, o·ver·sub·scrib·ing.

to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.

Nearby words

overstructured, overstrung, overstudy, overstuff, overstuffed, oversubscribe, oversubscribed, oversupply, overswing, overt, overtake

Origin of oversubscribe

First recorded in 1890–95; over- + subscribe

Related forms

o·ver·sub·scrib·er, nouno·ver·sub·scrip·tion

[oh-ver-suh b-skrip-shuh n] /ˌoʊ vər səbˈskrɪp ʃən/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for oversubscribe

oversubscribe

/ (ˌəʊvəsəbˈskraɪb) /

verb

(tr; often passive) to subscribe or apply for in excess of available supply

Derived Forms

oversubscription, noun

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