oversubscribe

[ oh-ver-suhb-skrahyb ]

verb (used with object)

, o·ver·sub·scribed, o·ver·sub·scrib·ing.

1. to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required:

   The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.

oversubscribe

/ ˌəʊvəsəbˈskraɪb /

verb

1. tr; often passive to subscribe or apply for in excess of available supply

Derived Forms

• ˌoversubˈscription, noun

Other Words From

• over·sub·scriber noun
• o·ver·sub·scrip·tion [oh-ver-s, uh, b-, skrip, -sh, uh, n], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of oversubscribe¹

First recorded in 1890–95; over- + subscribe

Example Sentences

Mosaico, for example, was 20x oversubscribed and went up 70% on its first trading day.

From TechCrunch

A spokesperson for Macrometa said the seed round was oversubscribed because the pandemic has increased investor interest in cloud and edge companies like Snowflake, which recently held its initial public offering.

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