oversubscribe
verbEtymology From over- + subscribe.
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To subscribe to an extent that is greater than the availability.
- The operator says its apprenticeship scheme is always oversubscribed, with more and more roles offered every year.2024 February 21, “Network News: Northern seeks new recruits”, in RAIL, number 1003, page 17:
- 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.2008 March 11, “Rights offering from Société Générale raises €5.5 billion”, in The International Herald Tribune, →ISSN:
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences To use the oversubscription technique in multithreading.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Networking, Physical sciences, Sciences To use the oversubscription technique in a computer network.
- Derived terms
- oversubscription