overprint
/ˈoʊvərˌprɪnt/
verb
- To print additional text, images, or colors on top of something that has already been printed.
- To fix the error, they had to overprint the corrected date on the tickets.
- The designer decided to overprint the logo with a subtle pattern.
- The post office will overprint the stamps with a special cancellation mark.
- To print more copies of something than are needed or sold.
- The company learned from past mistakes and decided not to overprint the catalog.
- If you overprint the flyers, you will have to store the extras.
- The publisher chose not to overprint the book to avoid wasting paper.
Synonyms
noun
- Additional text, images, or colors printed on top of an already printed surface, such as a stamp or document.
- The stamp has a red overprint that says 'Sample'.
- The overprint on the ticket showed the new event date.
- Collectors value rare overprints on old currency.
- An act or instance of printing more copies than needed.
- The overprint of the brochure was a costly mistake.
- The overprint of the magazine led to a surplus in the warehouse.
- To avoid an overprint, the printer checked the order quantity twice.