Oversubscribe

verb

verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To subscribe to an extent that is greater than the availability.

    "The operator says its apprenticeship scheme is always oversubscribed, with more and more roles offered every year."

  2. 2
    To subscribe to an extent that is greater than the availability.; To attempt to buy more shares than there are available.

    "Société Générale said the approximately $8.4 billion it had raised in a rights offering of shares would allow it "to continue its development in business and regions with high potential." Investors had sought to buy €10.2 billion worth of new shares, oversubscribing the offering by 184 percent, the bank said."

  3. 3
    To use the oversubscription technique in multithreading.
  4. 4
    To use the oversubscription technique in a computer network.

Example

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"The operator says its apprenticeship scheme is always oversubscribed, with more and more roles offered every year."

Etymology

From over- + subscribe.

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