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oversubscribe

[ oh-ver-suhb-skrahyb ]
/ ˌoʊ vər səbˈskraɪb /
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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.
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Origin of oversubscribe

First recorded in 1890–95; over- + subscribe

OTHER WORDS FROM oversubscribe

o·ver·sub·scrib·er, nouno·ver·sub·scrip·tion [oh-ver-suhb-skrip-shuhn], /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 of oversubscribe

oversubscription, noun
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