English noun: oversupply | |||
1. | oversupply (attribute) the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall | ||
Synonyms | glut, surfeit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance | ||
English verb: oversupply | |||
1. | oversupply (possession) supply with an excess of | ||
Samples | Flood the market with tennis shoes. Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient. | ||
Synonyms | flood, glut | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||