OVERSUPPLY

glut, oversupply, surfeit

(noun) the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall

flood, oversupply, glut

(verb) supply with an excess of; “flood the market with tennis shoes”; “Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

oversupply (third-person singular simple present oversupplies, present participle oversupplying, simple past and past participle oversupplied)

To supply more than is needed.

Noun

oversupply (countable and uncountable, plural oversupplies)

An excessive supply. [from 19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*sup*ply", v. t.

Definition: To supply in excess.

O"ver*sup*ply`, n.

Definition: An excessive supply. A general oversupply or excess of all commodities. J. S. Mill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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