oversubscribe
Accept too many
To oversubscribe is to have more demand than supply—more applicants than spots, more buyers than shares, more subscribers than capacity allows.
An oversubscribed stock offering attracts more investors than shares available.
An oversubscribed course has a waiting list.
The workshop was heavily oversubscribed, so we added a second session.
The condition suggests desirability—things become oversubscribed because people want them.
Roster of pending hopefuls
- queueOrdered waiting line
- sought-afterMuch wanted by many
- hotHaving much warmth
- in-demandWidely wanted, actively pursued
coveted · popular · competitive · limited · exclusive · scarce · rationed · lottery
First public stock offering
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- offeringSomething presented or given
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- allocationDistribution of shares
securities · equity · stocks · issuance · underwriter · prospectus · float · placement
Exaggerate something's value
- overbookReserve beyond capacity
- overcommitPromise more than feasible
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
overcapacity · overallocation · saturation · glut · oversupply · overextend · overload · swamping
Exceed one's limits
- overcommitPromise more than feasible
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
stretched · overwhelmed · maxed-out · time-poor · juggling · obligations · spread thin · overbooked
waitlist
Roster of pending hopefuls
- queueOrdered waiting line
- sought-afterMuch wanted by many
- hotHaving much warmth
in-demand · coveted · popular · competitive · limited · exclusive · scarce · rationed · lottery · ballot
IPO
First public stock offering
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- offeringSomething presented or given
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
allocation · securities · equity · stocks · issuance · underwriter · prospectus · float · placement · retail investor
oversell
Exaggerate something's value
- overbookReserve beyond capacity
- overcommitPromise more than feasible
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
overflow · overcapacity · overallocation · saturation · glut · oversupply · overextend · overload · swamping · congestion
overextend
Exceed one's limits
- overcommitPromise more than feasible
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
burnout · stretched · overwhelmed · maxed-out · time-poor · juggling · obligations · spread thin · overbooked · overscheduled
oversubscribeunderfilled
Containing too little
below capacity · half-empty · unfilled · vacant · available
oversubscribeundersubscribe
Fail to fill capacity
undersubscribed · undersell · underfill · underbook · go begging