oversupply
Use Oversupply in a sentence
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oversupply (ˈəʊvəˌsəplaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the supply of too much or too many |
| —vb , -plies, -plying, -plied | |
| 2. | (tr) to supply too much (material, etc) or too many (goods, people, etc) |
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Oversupply
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Example sentences
Indeed, evidence of property oversupply is everywhere.
We currently need more exports to clear out our oversupply of grain.
Chemicals used in the manufacture of hundreds of household items are once again in oversupply.
He fumes on about the problems of the coffee industry, and what he calls a grievous oversupply of substandard beans.
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