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oversupply

over·supply

UK/əʊvəsəˈplʌɪ/ US/ˌoʊvɜrsʌˈplaɪ/ uncommon

noun

1.

the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall

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verb

1.

supply with an excess of

  • “flood the market with tennis shoes”
  • “Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient”
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Origin

From over- + supply.

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