Antonyms for oversupply


Grammar : Noun
Spell : noun oh-ver-suh-plahy; verb oh-ver-suh-plahy
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈoʊ vər səˌplaɪ; verb ˌoʊ vər səˈplaɪ


Definition of oversupply

  • noun surplus
Example sentences :
  • In some sections there is an oversupply of such labor; in other sections a shortage.
  • Extract from : « Negro Migration during the War » by Emmett J. Scott
  • Attractive prices will be made on sets of those reports of which we have an oversupply.
  • Extract from : « Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting » by Northern Nut Growers Association
  • The making of cheese was known in ancient times, it having probably originated through a desire to utilize an oversupply of milk.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • The same thing may be said of acid foods; that is, an oversupply of these is just as distasteful as too many bland foods.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Nay, Fleur-de-Marie, we should never find fault with an oversupply of happiness.
  • Extract from : « The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 » by Eugne Sue
  • Nature IS an efficiency expert and doesn't give you an oversupply of anything without demanding that you use it.
  • Extract from : « How to Analyze People on Sight » by Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict
  • A few in well-chosen locations will look infinitely better than an oversupply.
  • Extract from : « Graining and Marbling » by Frederick Maire
  • Everywhere places are waiting for the right man, while at the same time we find everywhere an oversupply of mediocre aspirants.
  • Extract from : « Psychology and Industrial Efficiency » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • I think that Persian walnut trees pay better than apples, and that there is no danger of an oversupply.
  • Extract from : « Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting » by Various
  • His full face, which was already red from the oversupply of blood, turned crimson.
  • Extract from : « Original Short Stories, Volume 6 (of 13) » by Guy de Maupassant

Synonyms for oversupply

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019