(oversubscribe)

  • 1oversubscribe — [ō΄vər səb skrīb′] vt., vi. oversubscribed, oversubscribing to subscribe for more (of) than is available or asked oversubscription [ō′vərskrip′shən, ō΄vərskrip′shən] n …

    English World dictionary

  • 2oversubscribe — v.tr. (usu. as oversubscribed adj.) subscribe for more than the amount available of (a commodity offered for sale etc.) (the offer was oversubscribed). * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: over (I) + subscribe : to subscribe for… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 3oversubscribe — transitive verb Date: 1891 to subscribe for more of than is available • oversubscription noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 4oversubscribe — oversubscriber, n. oversubscription /oh veuhr seuhb skrip sheuhn/, n. /oh veuhr seuhb skruyb /, v.t., oversubscribed, oversubscribing. to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by… …

    Universalium

  • 5oversubscribe — verb To subscribe to an extent that is greater than the availability …

    Wiktionary

  • 6oversubscribe — v. enroll in excess of places available; subscribe in excess of what can be supplied; donate more than is asked …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 7oversubscribe — verb (T) be oversubscribed if an activity, sale, service etc is oversubscribed, people are asking for more places, tickets etc than there are available: Hostels for single people are normally oversubscribed …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8oversubscribe — o•ver•sub•scribe [[t]ˌoʊ vər səbˈskraɪb[/t]] v. t. scribed, scrib•ing to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required • Etymology: 1890–95 o ver•sub•scrip′tion ˈskrɪp ʃən n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 9oversubscribe — /oʊvəsəbˈskraɪb/ (say ohvuhsuhb skruyb) verb (t) (oversubscribed, oversubscribing) to subscribe for in excess of what is available or required. –oversubscription /oʊvəsəbˈskrɪpʃən/ (say ohvuhsuhb skripshuhn), noun …

  • 10oversubscribe — /ˌəυvəsəb skraɪb/ verb ♦ the share offer was oversubscribed six times people applied for six times as many new shares as were available …

    Dictionary of banking and finance