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oversignalling

oversignalling is the present participle and gerund of oversignal.

Meaning of oversignal

Verb

oversignal (third-person singular simple present oversignals, present participle (US) oversignaling or (UK) oversignalling, simple past and past participle (US) oversignaled or (UK) oversignalled)

  1. To signal excessively.
    • Thus an employer who truly plans to stay around may have to "oversignal" with incentive systems that are too expensive for those who plan to cut and run […]1997, American Economic Association, Papers and Proceedings of the Annual Meeting

Questions about oversignalling

What is oversignalling the present participle and gerund of?
Oversignalling is the present participle and gerund of oversignal.

Words near oversignalling in the dictionary

  1. oversights
  2. oversignal
  3. oversignaled
  4. oversignaling
  5. oversignalled
  6. oversignalling
  7. oversignals
  8. oversigned
  9. oversignification
  10. oversignifications
  11. oversignified

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