oversupply
/əʊvəsəˈplʌɪ/
verb 1noun 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
chronic
OVERSUPPLY + NOUN
rice
PREP.
in
Definitions
verb
1
To supply more than is needed.
noun
1
An excessive supply.
Near-synonym: overstock
He does not like twisting arms, LBJ's forte, preferring the force of reason, a commodity not in over-supply in the nation's capital.
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Near-synonym: overstock
Wiktionary02
He does not like twisting arms, LBJ's forte, preferring the force of reason, a commodity not in over-supply in the nation's capital.
Wiktionary03
We have an oversupply of clothing.
Tatoeba · #2813604
There is a chronic oversupply of rice in Japan.
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