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overprovision

overprovision noun: excessive provision.

Noun

overprovision (plural overprovisions)

  1. Excessive provision.

Verb

overprovision (third-person singular simple present overprovisions, present participle overprovisioning, simple past and past participle overprovisioned)

  1. To provide more than is necessary.

Forms of overprovision

Noun
pluraloverprovisions
Verb
third-person singular presentoverprovisions
present participleoverprovisioning
past participleoverprovisioned
pastoverprovisioned

Origin of overprovision

From over- + provision.

Questions about overprovision

What does overprovision mean?
Overprovision means excessive provision.
What part of speech is overprovision?
Overprovision can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of overprovision?
The plural of overprovision is overprovisions.

Words near overprovision in the dictionary

  1. overprovided
  2. overprovident
  3. overprovides
  4. overproviding
  5. overproving
  6. overprovision
  7. overprovisioned
  8. overprovisioning
  9. overprovisions
  10. overprovocation
  11. overprovoke

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