noun
Meaning 1
An excessive supply.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- Near-synonym: overstock
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: overstock
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
oversupply
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Pronunciation
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UK: /əʊvəsəˈplʌɪ/
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CMU ARPABET: OW2 V ER0 S AH0 P L AY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To supply more than is needed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: glut, surfeit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance
verb
Meaning 4
supply with an excess of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- flood the market with tennis shoes
- Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flood, glut
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: supply, provide, render, furnish
History
Etymology
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- English supply English oversupply From over- + supply.