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oversale

oversale noun: the sale of more of something than can be supplied.

Noun

oversale (plural oversales)

  1. The sale of more of something than can be supplied.
    • This screen appears on the check-in kiosk if there is a chance of an oversale on your flight. The goal is to get enough volunteers so that the airline can avoid involuntarily bumping passengers off the flight.2017, Gerald N. Cook, Bruce Billig, Airline Operations and Management: A Management Textbook, page 217

Forms of oversale

pluraloversales

Origin of oversale

From over- + sale.

Questions about oversale

What does oversale mean?
Oversale means the sale of more of something than can be supplied.
What part of speech is oversale?
Oversale is a noun.
What is the plural of oversale?
The plural of oversale is oversales.

Words near oversale in the dictionary

  1. oversail
  2. oversailed
  3. oversailing
  4. oversails
  5. oversalaried
  6. oversale
  7. oversales
  8. oversalivation
  9. oversalt
  10. oversalted
  11. oversaltiness

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