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oversupply

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o⋅ver⋅sup⋅ply

  [n. oh-ver-suh-plahy; v. oh-ver-suh-plahy] noun, plural -plies, verb, -plied, -ply⋅ing.
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–noun
1. an excessive supply.
–verb (used with object)
2. to supply in excess.
Origin:
1825–35; over- + supply 1
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o·ver·sup·ply   (ō'vər-sə-plī')   
n.   pl. o·ver·sup·plies
A supply in excess of what is appropriate or required.
tr.v.   (ō'vər-sə-plī') o·ver·sup·plied, o·ver·sup·ply·ing, o·ver·sup·plies
To supply in excess of what is appropriate or required: oversupplied the troops with blankets; oversupplied blankets to the troops.
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