oversubscription
- noun
- /ˌoʊvərsəbˈskrɪpʃən/
:
sobresuscripción
- Due to the oversubscription of services, many customers had to wait longer than expected for their orders to be fulfilled.
So there was just a an epidemic of oversubscription.
- So there was just a an epidemic of oversubscription.
Examples
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The campers heard about the college workload, varied quality of instruction, and the 20:1 or greater oversubscription rates for the best graduate programs.
Academic text (1993) -
Given standard oversubscription ratios, the cost of goods sold on wholesale transit is kind of a farce, and reading the balance sheets on these vendors, it's clear this cost is going down every year.
Blog text (13) -
Gary Miles: The reason facilities like Arecibo struggle for funding is simply that the instrumentation is of very limited research value, whereas the Hubble has been an incredibly productive platform (with a huge oversubscription for use).
Blog text (5) -
During the registration process, the university experienced an oversubscription of applicants, exceeding the number of available spots.
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The event faced an oversubscription, with more people wanting to attend than there were seats available in the venue.
Synonyms
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2.7
Not having enough of something people need, like food or water
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5.1
Not enough of something for people who need it
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Surface Forms
Morphology
oversubscription = oversubscribe (transparent) = over + subscribe + ion
Formed by the verb 'oversubscribe' plus the nominalizing suffix '-ion', so the noun denotes the state or action expressed by the verb.
Etymology
The word oversubscription comes from over- meaning 'too much' and subscribe meaning 'to sign up', so it describes when more people sign up than there are places available.