- oversubscription
- noun see oversubscribe
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
oversubscription
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oversubscription — The excess number of shares or bonds that investors want to buy but are not available due to high demand. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * oversubscribed o‧ver‧sub‧scribed [ˌəʊvəsəbˈskraɪbd◂ ǁ ˌoʊvər ] adjective FINANCE an oversubscribed… … Financial and business terms
oversubscription — A situation that arises when there are more applications for a new issue of securities than there are securities available. In these circumstances, applications have to be scaled down according to a set of rules devised by the company issuing the … Big dictionary of business and management
oversubscription allowance — ˌoversubˈscription alˌlowance also ˌoversubˈscription ˌoption noun [countable] FINANCE when additional shares are made available if there is oversubscription; = GREENSHOE; OVERALLOTMENT ALLOWANCE: • The company raised £825 million from the… … Financial and business terms
Oversubscription Privilege — A privilege provided to existing shareholders in a company when the company issues a rights or warrants offering. This enables shareholders to subscribe to purchase extra shares that are not picked up by the remaining shareholders. When a company … Investment dictionary
oversubscription — See oversubscribe. * * * … Universalium
oversubscription — noun A subscription for more than is available See Also: oversubscribe … Wiktionary
oversubscription — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. oversubscribing, lively market, generous contributions; see gift 1 , sale 1 , 2 … English dictionary for students
oversubscription — n. excess enrollment, subscribing in excess of what can be supplied; excess donation … English contemporary dictionary
oversubscription — /ˌəυvəsəb skrɪpʃ(ə)n/ noun a situation where people have subscribed for more shares in a new issue than are being issued … Dictionary of banking and finance
oversubscription — Condition which exists when there are more orders or subscriptions for corporate stock than can be issued. See also overissue … Black's law dictionary
