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oversubscribe

o·ver·sub·scribe
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-ver-suh b-skrahyb]
    • /ˌoʊ vər səbˈskraɪb/
    • /ˌəʊv.ə.s.əb.ˈskraɪb/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver-suh b-skrahyb]
    • /ˌoʊ vər səbˈskraɪb/

Definitions of oversubscribe word

  • verb with object oversubscribe to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars. 1
  • transitive verb oversubscribe subscribe for too many 1
  • verb oversubscribe to subscribe or apply for in excess of available supply 0
  • verb transitive oversubscribe to subscribe for more (of) than is available or asked 0
See all 4 definitions of oversubscribe

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Origin of oversubscribe

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; over- + subscribe

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Oversubscribe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Oversubscribe

oversubscribe popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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