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.

Origin of oversubscribe

1
First recorded in 1890–95; over- + subscribe

Other words from oversubscribe

  • o·ver·sub·scrib·er, noun
  • o·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
  1. (tr; often passive) to subscribe or apply for in excess of available supply

Derived forms of oversubscribe

  • oversubscription, noun

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