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overissuing

overissuing is the present participle and gerund of overissue.

Meaning of overissue

Verb

overissue (third-person singular simple present overissues, present participle overissuing, simple past and past participle overissued)

  1. (transitive) To issue too much or too many of.
    • The government is accused of overissuing food stamps.
  2. To issue shares or banknotes to an extent beyond the ability to pay, or in excess of authorization

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Questions about overissuing

What is overissuing the present participle and gerund of?
Overissuing is the present participle and gerund of overissue.

Words near overissuing in the dictionary

  1. overissuance
  2. overissuances
  3. overissue
  4. overissued
  5. overissues
  6. overissuing
  7. overite
  8. overjacket
  9. overjackets
  10. overjaded
  11. overjaw

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overissuing (page history and authors); overissue (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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