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- [noun oh-ver-suh-plahy; verb oh-ver-suh-plahy]
- /noun ˈoʊ vər səˌplaɪ; verb ˌoʊ vər səˈplaɪ/
- /əʊv.ə.sə.ˈplaɪ/
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- [noun oh-ver-suh-plahy; verb oh-ver-suh-plahy]
- /noun ˈoʊ vər səˌplaɪ; verb ˌoʊ vər səˈplaɪ/
Definitions of oversupply word
- noun plural oversupply an excessive supply. 1
- verb with object oversupply to supply in excess. 1
- transitive verb oversupply provide with too much 1
- noun oversupply the supply of too much or too many 0
- verb oversupply to supply too much (material, etc) or too many (goods, people, etc) 0
- verb transitive oversupply to supply in excess 0
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Origin of oversupply
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; over- + supply1
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Parts of speech for Oversupply
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
oversupply popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
oversupply usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for oversupply
noun oversupply
- all kinds of — You can use all kinds of to emphasize that there are a great number and variety of particular things or people.
- byproduct — A byproduct is something that is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product.
- luxuriance — luxuriant growth or productiveness; rich abundance; lushness.
- much — great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- excess — An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.
verb oversupply
- ballasted — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballasting — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- chock — a block or wedge of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
- chocked — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
- chocking — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
Top questions with oversupply
- what is oversupply?
- how to deal with oversupply of breast milk?
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