oversubscribe

(ō′vər səb skrīb)

transitive verb, intransitive verb oversubscribed, oversubscribing

to subscribe for more (of) than is available or asked

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See oversubscribe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb o·ver·sub·scribed, o·ver·sub·scrib·ing, o·ver·sub·scribes
To subscribe for (something) in excess of available supply: The opera season was oversubscribed.

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  • oˌver·sub·scripˈtion (-skrĭpˈshən) noun

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