Oversupply

Oversupply

An excessive amount of a good or other substance. Oversupply results when demand is lower than supply, thus resulting in a surplus.

There are many reasons why oversupply may occur. If there is demand for a specific product that meets a certain need, then that product might become oversupplied if a new and improved product is introduced that makes the older product obsolete. Oversupply can also occur in situations where the price of the good or service is too high, or above equilibrium.


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  • oversupply — o‧ver‧sup‧ply [ˌəʊvəsəˈplaɪ ǁ ˌoʊvər ] noun [countable, uncountable] ECONOMICS when there is more of something than is needed or than can be sold: • The investment boom of the past few years has led to an oversupply of goods and services. * * * Ⅰ …   Financial and business terms

  • Oversupply — O ver*sup*ply , n. An excessive supply; a supply in excess of demand. [1913 Webster] A general oversupply or excess of all commodities. J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Oversupply — O ver*sup*ply , v. t. To supply in excess. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oversupply — index balance (amount in excess), overage, plethora, redundancy, surfeit, surplus Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • oversupply — [ō΄vər sə plī′] vt. oversupplied, oversupplying to supply in excess n. pl. oversupplies too great a supply …   English World dictionary

  • oversupply — o|ver|sup|ply [ˈəuvəsəplaı US ˈouvər ] n plural oversupplies [U and C] the state of having more of something than you need or can sell ▪ an oversupply of computers …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • oversupply — n. /oh veuhr seuh pluy /; v. /oh veuhr seuh pluy /, n., pl. oversupplies, v., oversupplied, oversupplying. n. 1. an excessive supply. v.t. 2. to supply in excess. [1825 35; OVER + SUPPLY1] * * * …   Universalium

  • oversupply — 1. verb To supply more than is needed 2. noun An excessive supply …   Wiktionary

  • Oversupply — Избыточная подача …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • oversupply — Synonyms and related words: avalanche, balance, be prodigal with, bonus, deluge, dividend, embarras de richesses, engulf, enough, extra, extravagance, extravagancy, flood, flood the market, gratuity, inundate, inundation, lagniappe, landslide,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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