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Noun: oversupply  ,ow-vu(r)-su'plI
  1. A supply or amount of something that is more than needed; an excessive amount
    "The oversupply of oil on the market caused prices to plummet";
    - glut, surfeit
Verb: oversupply  ,ow-vu(r)-su'plI
  1. Supply with an excess of
    "oversupply the market with tennis shoes";
    - flood, glut

Derived forms: oversupplying, oversupplied, oversupplies

Type of: furnish, offer, overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, provide, render, superabundance, supply

Encyclopedia: Oversupply