"oversupply" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əʊvəsəˈplʌɪ/ [UK] Forms: oversupplies [plural]
Etymology: From over- + supply. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|supply}} over- + supply Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} oversupply (countable and uncountable, plural oversupplies)
  1. An excessive supply. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-oversupply-en-noun-fcnepSCL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 66 34

Verb

IPA: /əʊvəsəˈplʌɪ/ [UK] Forms: oversupplies [present, singular, third-person], oversupplying [participle, present], oversupplied [participle, past], oversupplied [past]
Etymology: From over- + supply. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|supply}} over- + supply Head templates: {{en-verb}} oversupply (third-person singular simple present oversupplies, present participle oversupplying, simple past and past participle oversupplied)
  1. To supply more than is needed.
    Sense id: en-oversupply-en-verb-GG17jkt6

Inflected forms

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