Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Popular Searches
Nearby Words

oversubscription

 - 2 dictionary results

o⋅ver⋅sub⋅scribe

  [oh-ver-suhb-skrahyb]
Use oversubscription in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -scribed, -scrib⋅ing.
to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
Origin:
1890–95; over- + subscribe

Related forms:
o⋅ver⋅sub⋅scrib⋅er, noun
o⋅ver⋅sub⋅scrip⋅tion  [oh-ver-suhb-skrip-shuhn] , noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To oversubscription
o·ver·sub·scribe   (ō'vər-səb-skrīb')   
tr.v.   o·ver·sub·scribed, o·ver·sub·scrib·ing, o·ver·sub·scribes
To subscribe for (something) in excess of available supply: The opera season was oversubscribed.
o'ver·sub·scrip'tion (-skrĭp'shən) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see oversubscription on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way