oversupply

Words with a similar base: oversupply

'oversupply'

[glut.n.01] as in: the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall

'oversupply'

[flood.v.03] as in: supply with an excess of

Examples:
flood the market with tennis shoes
Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient

Origins

					oversupply (English)
├── over- (English)
│   └── over- (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── ofer- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── supply (English)
    ├── -ly (English)
    │   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    │   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
    ├── souploier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    │   ├── suppleo (Latin)
    │   ├── supplere (Latin)
    │   └── supplico (Latin)
    └── supple (English)
        └── souple (Middle English (1100-1500))
            └── souple (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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