oversupply

[ noun oh-ver-suh-plahy; verb oh-ver-suh-plahy ]

/ noun ˈoʊ vər səˌplaɪ; verb ˌoʊ vər səˈplaɪ /

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noun, plural o·ver·sup·plies.

an excessive supply.

verb (used with object), o·ver·sup·plied, o·ver·sup·ply·ing.

to supply in excess.

Nearby words

overstudy, overstuff, overstuffed, oversubscribe, oversubscribed, oversupply, overswing, overt, overtake, overtask, overtax

Origin of oversupply

First recorded in 1825–35; over- + supply¹

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Examples from the Web for oversupply

Last week, I talked about the oversupply of lawyers, and other graduate students.
The Future of the MD|Megan McArdle|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The oversupply of graduate students in the humanities is much, much worse than the oversupply of lawyers.
Too Many Students, Too Few Jobs|Megan McArdle|January 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The oversupply of ethanol can be seen by looking at the parade of ethanol producers heading to bankruptcy court.
The Next Spill Victim: Your Car|Robert Bryce|May 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In the end, there is a shortage of caution, an oversupply of food, and a mess that will take years to clean up.
Cloudy With a Chance of Mortgages|Jonathan Wald|October 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST

That court decision has been a blessing and, perhaps, a curse—contributing to an oversupply of talent.
Kinkonomics|Tracy Quan|February 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Gigantic boulders, box-like bluffs, ragged rock-spires, cliffs and plateaus of bare rock were in oversupply.
The Snow-Burner|Henry Oyen
Nay, Fleur-de-Marie, we should never find fault with an oversupply of happiness.
The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6|Eugne Sue
I think that Persian walnut trees pay better than apples, and that there is no danger of an oversupply.
Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting|Various
This condition will never be agreeable to him unless he has an oversupply of brute instincts.
The Psychology of Management|L. M. Gilbreth
Canada had an oversupply of officers from the start, and the army never quite recovered from the malady.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII)|various

British Dictionary definitions for oversupply

oversupply

/ (ˈəʊvəˌsəplaɪ) /

noun

the supply of too much or too many

verb (ˌəʊvəˈsəplaɪ) -plies, -plying or -plied

(tr) to supply too much (material, etc) or too many (goods, people, etc)

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