oversupply

verb
/əʊvəsəˈplʌɪ/UK

Etymology

From over- + supply.

  1. derived from suppleo
  2. derived from soupleer
  3. inherited from supplien
  4. prefixed as oversupply — “over + supply

Definitions

  1. To supply more than is needed.

  2. 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.

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