"oversubscriber" meaning in All languages combined

See oversubscriber on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-oversubscriber.wav Forms: oversubscribers [plural]
Etymology: From over- + subscriber. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|id=finance}}, {{af|en|over-|subscriber}} over- + subscriber Head templates: {{en-noun}} oversubscriber (plural oversubscribers)
  1. (finance) Someone who subscribes to a larger amount of stocks than there are available. Categories (topical): Finance Related terms: oversubscribe, oversubscription

Inflected forms

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