overissue
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]overissue (third-person singular simple present overissues, present participle overissuing, simple past and past participle overissued)
- (transitive) To issue too much or too many of.
- The government is accused of overissuing food stamps.
- (economics) To issue shares or banknotes to an extent beyond the ability to pay, or in excess of authorization
Noun
[edit]overissue (plural overissues)
- The act of so overissuing.
- 1838, Henry Brougham, Political Philosophy:
- An overissue of government paper.