- oversubscribing
- v. enroll in excess of places available; subscribe in excess of what can be supplied; donate more than is asked
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
oversubscribing
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oversubscription — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. oversubscribing, lively market, generous contributions; see gift 1 , sale 1 , 2 … English dictionary for students
oversubscribe — /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 …
oversubscribe — [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
oversubscribe — 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
oversubscription — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: from oversubscribe, after English subscribe : subscription : the act or an instance of oversubscribing oversubscriptions became the rule M.S.Kendrick * * * oversubscripˈtion noun • • • Main Entr … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|sub|scrip|tion — «OH vuhr suhb SKRIHP shuhn», noun. 1. the act or fact of oversubscribing. 2. an amount subscribed for in excess … Useful english dictionary
