OVERSUBSCRIBE


Meaning of OVERSUBSCRIBE in English

— oversubscriber , n. — oversubscription /oh'veuhr seuhb skrip"sheuhn/ , n.

/oh'veuhr seuhb skruyb"/ , v.t., oversubscribed, oversubscribing .

to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.

[ 1890-95; OVER- + SUBSCRIBE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .