Oversupply (Verb)
Meaning
Supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The company oversupplied the market with their new product, causing a sharp decline in sales.
- Their strategy to capture a large market share resulted in oversupplying the region with identical products.
- The global demand decreased due to the economic downturn, leading manufacturers to oversupply the market.
- Competition led the business to oversupply its services, creating a surplus that affected prices.
- Rising production rates led manufacturers to oversupply their goods, resulting in decreased value.