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- adjective Having insufficient
capacity to meet thedemand of those who areinterested . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
oversubscribe .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective sold in excess of available supply especially season tickets
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Examples
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Anything more than two times oversubscribed is considered a success.
Yields on TIPS Go Negative Mark Gongloff 2010
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Simon Miles , head of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Merrill Lynch Portfolio Managers is equally skeptical: "If emerging markets are getting overheated, we will see a very significant uptick in the number of IPOs - if these are oversubscribed, that is a fairly sure sign of a bubble."
Hunting for Value Liz Pfeuti 2011
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The $2.3 billion of such tax credits in last year's stimulus was oversubscribed, which is one reason the domestic content in wind-power equipment is rising.
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This results in logical memory being oversubscribed, which is okay because the hypervisor takes care of all the logistics.
LXer Linux News Ken Milberg 2010
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The bond exchange was substantially oversubscribed, which is thought to bode well for investor appetite for the £13. 5bn (€15bn) rights issue outlined today.
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The bond exchange was substantially oversubscribed, which is thought to bode well for investor appetite for the £13. 5bn rights issue outlined today.
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The bond exchange was substantially oversubscribed, which is thought to bode well for investor appetite for the £13. 5bn rights issue outlined today.
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Mr. Pellecchia said the exchange is reviewing plans to accommodate "oversubscribed" interest for the new area, designed by Perkins Eastman Architects PC.
Take a Seat, Finally Kristina Peterson 2010
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Mr. Pellecchia said the exchange is reviewing plans to accommodate "oversubscribed" interest for the new area, designed by Perkins Eastman Architects PC.
Take a Seat, Finally Kristina Peterson 2010
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Mr. Pellecchia said the exchange is reviewing plans to accommodate "oversubscribed" interest for the new area, designed by Perkins Eastman Architects PC.
Take a Seat, Finally Kristina Peterson 2010
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