Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
verb
To subscribe to an extent that is greater than the availability.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To subscribe to an extent that is greater than the availability.
To attempt to buy more shares than there are available.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance
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verb
To use the oversubscription technique in multithreading.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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verb
To use the oversubscription technique in a computer network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin subscrīberebor. Middle English subscriben English subscribe English oversubscribe From over- + subscribe.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
