- oversubscribe
- transitive verb Date: 1891 to subscribe for more of than is available • oversubscription noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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oversubscribe — [ō΄vər səb skrīb′] vt., vi. oversubscribed, oversubscribing to subscribe for more (of) than is available or asked oversubscription [ō′vərskrip′shən, ō΄vərskrip′shən] n … English World dictionary
oversubscribe — v.tr. (usu. as oversubscribed adj.) subscribe for more than the amount available of (a commodity offered for sale etc.) (the offer was oversubscribed). * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: over (I) + subscribe : to subscribe for… … Useful english dictionary
oversubscribe — oversubscriber, n. oversubscription /oh veuhr seuhb skrip sheuhn/, n. /oh veuhr seuhb skruyb /, v.t., oversubscribed, oversubscribing. to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by… … Universalium
oversubscribe — verb To subscribe to an extent that is greater than the availability … Wiktionary
oversubscribe — v. enroll in excess of places available; subscribe in excess of what can be supplied; donate more than is asked … English contemporary dictionary
oversubscribe — verb (T) be oversubscribed if an activity, sale, service etc is oversubscribed, people are asking for more places, tickets etc than there are available: Hostels for single people are normally oversubscribed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
oversubscribe — o•ver•sub•scribe [[t]ˌoʊ vər səbˈskraɪb[/t]] v. t. scribed, scrib•ing to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required • Etymology: 1890–95 o ver•sub•scrip′tion ˈskrɪp ʃən n … From formal English to slang
oversubscribe — /oʊvəsəbˈskraɪb/ (say ohvuhsuhb skruyb) verb (t) (oversubscribed, oversubscribing) to subscribe for in excess of what is available or required. –oversubscription /oʊvəsəbˈskrɪpʃən/ (say ohvuhsuhb skripshuhn), noun …
oversubscribe — /ˌəυvəsəb skraɪb/ verb ♦ the share offer was oversubscribed six times people applied for six times as many new shares as were available … Dictionary of banking and finance
oversubscription — noun see oversubscribe … New Collegiate Dictionary
