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oversubscription

o·ver·sub·scribe
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver-suh b-skrahyb]
    • /ˌoʊ vər səbˈskraɪb/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver-suh b-skrahyb]
    • /ˌoʊ vər səbˈskraɪb/

Definition of oversubscription word

  • verb with object oversubscription to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars. 1
Just one definition for oversubscription

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Origin of oversubscription

First appearance:

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

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Parts of speech for Oversubscription

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

oversubscription 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.

oversubscription usage trend in Literature

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  • what is oversubscription?

Related words

  • oversubscribe

    to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
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