oversupply

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o·ver·sup·ply • n. / ˈōvərsəˌplī/ an excessive supply: an oversupply of teachers | oversupply causes prices to fall. • v. / ˌōvərsəˈplī/ (-plies, -plied) [tr.] (usu. be oversupplied) supply with too much or too many: the country was oversupplied with lawyers.

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