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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