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overissuance

overissuance noun: excessive issuance.

Noun

overissuance (countable and uncountable, plural overissuances)

  1. Excessive issuance.
    • “As a result,” the letter stated, “you received an overissuance of food stamps in the amount of $0.”2009 July 15, Jim Dwyer, “No-Cost Error Leads to a Big Penalty”, in New York Times

Forms of overissuance

pluraloverissuances

Origin of overissuance

From over- + issuance.

Questions about overissuance

What does overissuance mean?
Overissuance means excessive issuance.
What part of speech is overissuance?
Overissuance is a noun.
What is the plural of overissuance?
The plural of overissuance is overissuances.

Words near overissuance in the dictionary

  1. overirrigated
  2. overirrigates
  3. overirrigating
  4. overirrigation
  5. overish
  6. overissuance
  7. overissuances
  8. overissue
  9. overissued
  10. overissues
  11. overissuing

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