oversubscribe
verb
over·sub·scribe
ˌō-vər-səb-ˈskrīb 
oversubscribed; oversubscribing; oversubscribes
: to subscribe for more of than is available
Examples of oversubscribe in a Sentence
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Talk like someone who is oversubscribed Language gives you away.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Framed as a jobs strategy, the 2025 increase from $330 million annually to $750 million, with other inducements, has already seen a vast increase in applications to a program that had been oversubscribed for a year.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 May 2026
The show is sought out, almost oversubscribed, for the guests that want to be on the show.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
If the fund is oversubscribed, priority will be given to projects prepared to close this year, and projects that produce the greatest number of units.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
The deal was oversubscribed, indicating strong demand.
—Seema Mody, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
Big observatories are oversubscribed, limited by geography and have a huge operational cost, so by encouraging global users to contribute with their telescopes, Unistellar is turning individual observations into usable scientific data.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The Philippines had rehab centers, but since the drug war began they’d been chronically oversubscribed.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Brookfield Asset Management raised $20 billion, with Abu Dhabi energy transition fund Altérra as an anchor investor, for green investments, oversubscribed due to surging investor interest in clean power for AI.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Framed as a jobs strategy, the 2025 increase from $330 million annually to $750 million, with other inducements, has already seen a vast increase in applications to a program that had been oversubscribed for a year.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 May 2026
The show is sought out, almost oversubscribed, for the guests that want to be on the show.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
If the fund is oversubscribed, priority will be given to projects prepared to close this year, and projects that produce the greatest number of units.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
The deal was oversubscribed, indicating strong demand.
—Seema Mody, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
Big observatories are oversubscribed, limited by geography and have a huge operational cost, so by encouraging global users to contribute with their telescopes, Unistellar is turning individual observations into usable scientific data.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The Philippines had rehab centers, but since the drug war began they’d been chronically oversubscribed.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Brookfield Asset Management raised $20 billion, with Abu Dhabi energy transition fund Altérra as an anchor investor, for green investments, oversubscribed due to surging investor interest in clean power for AI.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Oversubscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversubscribe. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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oversubscribe
verb
over·sub·scribe
-səb-ˈskrīb
: to subscribe for more of than is available
oversubscribe a stock issue
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