oversupply
/ˌoʊvərsəˈplaɪ/
noun
- An excessive amount of something; a situation where there is more of something than is needed or wanted.
- Farmers faced an oversupply of apples and had to sell them at a loss.
- The oversupply of oil caused gas prices to drop sharply.
- An oversupply of graduates in the field has made jobs harder to find.
verb
- To supply with too much of something; to provide in excess.
- The factory oversupplied the stores, leaving many products unsold.
- The charity warned donors not to oversupply winter coats, as they already had enough.
- If you oversupply the market, you risk lowering the value of your goods.