Etymology

From over- +‎ subscribeCategory:English terms prefixed with over-#SUBSCRIBE.

Verb

oversubscribe (third-person singular simple present oversubscribes, present participle oversubscribing, simple past and past participle oversubscribed)Category:English lemmas#OVERSUBSCRIBECategory:English verbs#OVERSUBSCRIBECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#OVERSUBSCRIBECategory:Pages with entries#OVERSUBSCRIBECategory:Pages with 1 entry#OVERSUBSCRIBE

1. To subscribe to an extent that is greater than the availability.
   • 2024 February 21, “Network News: Northern seeks new recruits”, in RAIL, number 1003, page 17:

     The operator says its apprenticeship scheme is always oversubscribed, with more and more roles offered every year.

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   1. (financeCategory:en:Finance#OVERSUBSCRIBE) To attempt to buy more shares than there are available.
      • 2008 March 11, “Rights offering from Société Générale raises €5.5 billion”, in The International Herald Tribune‎, →ISSN:

        Société Générale said the approximately $8.4 billion it had raised in a rights offering of shares would allow it "to continue its development in business and regions with high potential." Investors had sought to buy €10.2 billion worth of new shares, oversubscribing the offering by 184 percent, the bank said.

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2. (programmingCategory:en:Programming#OVERSUBSCRIBE) To use the oversubscription technique in multithreading.
3. (networkingCategory:en:Networking#OVERSUBSCRIBE) To use the oversubscription technique in a computer network.