oversubscribe

[ oh-ver-suh b-skrahyb ]
/ ˌoʊ vər səbˈskraɪb /

verb (used with object), o·ver·sub·scribed, o·ver·sub·scrib·ing.

to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.

Origin of oversubscribe

First recorded in 1890–95; over- + subscribe

OTHER WORDS FROM oversubscribe

o·ver·sub·scrib·er, noun o·ver·sub·scrip·tion [oh-ver-suh b-skrip-shuh n] /ˌoʊ vər səbˈskrɪp ʃən/, noun

Words nearby oversubscribe

British Dictionary definitions for oversubscribe

oversubscribe
/ (ˌəʊvəsəbˈskraɪb) /

verb

(tr; often passive) to subscribe or apply for in excess of available supply

Derived forms of oversubscribe

oversubscription, noun