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oversupply

[ noun oh-ver-suh-plahy; verb oh-ver-suh-plahy ]

noun

plural oversupplies.
  1. an excessive supply.


verb (used with object)

oversupplied, oversupplying.
  1. to supply in excess.

oversupply

/ ˈəʊəˌəɪ /

noun

  1. the supply of too much or too many
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to supply too much (material, etc) or too many (goods, people, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oversupply1

First recorded in 1825–35; over- + supply 1
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“But there’s a good chance that by then, demand for gas in South Korea will have fallen alongside the broader push to decarbonize, which will lead to oversupply and depressed prices,” he said.

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Reynolds acknowledged there was a global oversupply of steel and aluminium but said he would argue to the Trump administration that the UK was not the problem.

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But there are still too many empty homes and commercial properties, and that oversupply continues to force down prices.

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But some analysts have warned that oversupply will keep the market under pressure until at least 2028.

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Struggling California vineyards are having to compete with bargain-basement wine prices from overseas growers, due to global oversupply.

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