oversubscribe

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verb

over·​sub·​scribe ˌō-vər-səb-ˈskrīb 

oversubscribed; oversubscribing; oversubscribes

transitive verb

: to subscribe for more of than is available

oversubscription

ˌō-vər-səb-ˈskrip-shən 

noun

oversubscription

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noun

: the act or an instance of oversubscribing

oversubscriptions became the rule

—M. S. Kendrick

Examples of oversubscribe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The good news is that right now, only the looming IPOs of Anthropic, which will be wildly oversubscribed, and OpenAI, which will be far more tepid, stand in the way of the next run for the market, as the coffers seem to be replenishing. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 June 2026

The offering was reported to be oversubscribed four times over by big institutional investors. — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

The offering is already oversubscribed, with multiple institutional investors looking to buy $10 billion or more of the company’s shares. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

Talk like someone who is oversubscribed Language gives you away. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

from oversubscribe, after English subscribe : subscription

First Known Use

Verb

1891, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for oversubscribe

• ascribe
• describe
• imbibe
• inscribe
• prescribe
• proscribe
• subscribe
• transcribe
• bribe
• gibe
• jibe
• tribe

Kids Definition

oversubscribe

verb

over·​sub·​scribe -səb-ˈskrīb 

: to subscribe for more of than is available

oversubscribe a stock issue