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oversales

oversales is the plural of oversale.

Meaning of oversale

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

Questions about oversales

What is oversales the plural of?
Oversales is the plural of oversale.

Words near oversales in the dictionary

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

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