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oversubscribed — o‧ver‧sub‧scribed [ˌəʊvəsəbˈskraɪbd◂ ǁ ˌoʊvər ] adjective FINANCE an oversubscribed Securities Issue has people asking for more shares etc than are available. If this happens, each buyer receives fewer shares than they asked for, or there is a… … Financial and business terms
Oversubscribed — may refer to:* Oversubscribed (investing) * Oversubscribed (computing) … Wikipedia
oversubscribed — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of something for sale) applied for in greater quantities than are available. 2) (of a course or institution) having more applications than available places … English terms dictionary
oversubscribed — o|ver|sub|scribed [ˌəuvəsəbˈskraıbd US ˌouvər ] adj if something is oversubscribed, too many people have said that they want to use it or have it ▪ All good schools are oversubscribed … Dictionary of contemporary English
oversubscribed — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)səbskra͟ɪbd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If something such as an event or a service is oversubscribed, too many people apply to attend the event or use the service. The popular schools the sort you really might drive across town… … English dictionary
oversubscribed — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)səbˈskraɪbd] / US [ˌoʊvərsəbˈskraɪbd] adjective British if something such as a club or a course of study is oversubscribed, there are not enough places for the people who want them … English dictionary
oversubscribed — adjective sold in excess of available supply especially season tickets the opera season was oversubscribed • Similar to: ↑sold … Useful english dictionary
Oversubscribed (communications) — In a communications system in which multiple users share a common resource, oversubscription refers to the ratio of the allocated bandwidth per user to the guaranteed bandwidth per user. Underlying the oversubscription model is the fact that… … Wikipedia
Oversubscribed — A situation in which the demand for an initial public offering of securities exceeds the number of shares issued. The goal of a public offering usually is to price the security issue at the exact price at which all the issued shares can be sold… … Investment dictionary
oversubscribed — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. contributed to, overpurchased, put over the top*; see bought , given … English dictionary for students
