oversupply
UK/əʊvəsəˈplʌɪ/
oversupply verb: to supply more than is needed.
Verb
oversupply (third-person singular simple present oversupplies, present participle oversupplying, simple past and past participle oversupplied)
- To supply more than is needed.
Noun
oversupply (countable and uncountable, plural oversupplies)
- An excessive supply.
- Near-synonym: overstock
- He does not like twisting arms, LBJ's forte, preferring the force of reason, a commodity not in over-supply in the nation's capital.2012, Jurek Martin, “A Singular President”, in Literary Review, section 401
- Synonyms:
- overstock
oversupply meaning in Bengali
oversupply in Bengali
- অতিরিক্ত সরবরাহ
Synonyms of oversupply
Forms of oversupply
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | oversupplies |
| present participle | oversupplying |
| past participle | oversupplied |
| past | oversupplied |
| Noun | |
| plural | oversupplies |
Origin of oversupply
From over- + supply.
Questions about oversupply
- What does oversupply mean?
- Oversupply means to supply more than is needed.
- What is oversupply in Bengali?
- Oversupply in Bengali is অতিরিক্ত সরবরাহ. See Oversupply meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is oversupply?
- Oversupply can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce oversupply?
- Oversupply is pronounced /əʊvəsəˈplʌɪ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of oversupply?
- The past tense of oversupply is oversupplied.
Words near oversupply in the dictionary
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