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UK
/ˌəʊvəsəbskɹˈaɪbd/
]
[ US /ˌoʊvɝsəbsˈkɹaɪbd/ ]
[ US /ˌoʊvɝsəbsˈkɹaɪbd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
sold in excess of available supply especially season tickets
the opera season was oversubscribed
How To Use oversubscribed In A Sentence
- The company raised €10 million in May, but decided to extend the round after it was oversubscribed by potential investors.
- The share issue of Denway Investments in 1993 became the most oversubscribed issue in the history of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
- The placing was six times oversubscribed, but Melly says the company was more interested in getting a mixture of backers with different areas of expertise rather than one big investor.
- The awards will help universities and colleges differentiate between candidates for oversubscribed courses.
- It was estimated the shares would be 1,500 times oversubscribed.
- Oversubscribed comprehensives are turning away applications for children whose parents have not put the school down as their first choice.
- The popular secondary schools in the town are usually oversubscribed.
- The course is limited to 60 people and was oversubscribed, due to the level of interest from members.
- At the same time, courses in business studies and the humanities are oversubscribed.
- When the trust's shares were issued several years ago, they were well oversubscribed and were seen as an efficient way for investors to participate in the mid-term endowment policy market.