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  • adjective Having insufficient capacity to meet the demand of those who are interested.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of oversubscribe.

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  • adjective sold in excess of available supply especially season tickets

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Examples

  • Anything more than two times oversubscribed is considered a success.

    Yields on TIPS Go Negative Mark Gongloff 2010

  • 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

  • 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.

    Omaha World-Herald > Frontpage 2010

  • 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

  • The bond exchange was substantially oversubscribed, which is thought to bode well for investor appetite for the £13. 5bn (€15bn) rights issue outlined today.

    Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie 2009

  • The bond exchange was substantially oversubscribed, which is thought to bode well for investor appetite for the £13. 5bn rights issue outlined today.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

  • The bond exchange was substantially oversubscribed, which is thought to bode well for investor appetite for the £13. 5bn rights issue outlined today.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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