oversupply
noun
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Pronunciation: /əʊvəsəˈplʌɪ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English supply English oversupply From over- + supply.
- An excessive supply.
“Near-synonym: overstock”
“He does not like twisting arms, LBJ's forte, preferring the force of reason, a commodity not in over-supply in the nation's capital.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English supply English oversupply From over- + supply.
- To supply more than is needed.