Definition of overissue in English:
overissue
verboverissued, overissues, overissuing əʊvərˈɪʃ(j)uːəʊvərˈɪsjuːˌoʊvərˈɪʃ(j)u
[with object]Issue (banknotes, shares, etc.) beyond the authorized amount or the issuer's ability to pay them on demand.
the Bank could deliberately overissue Treasury bills
Example sentencesExamples
- Each time, a state in fiscal crisis overissued paper money, causing inflation, debasement of the money, and commercial chaos.
nounPlural overissues əʊvərˈɪʃ(j)uːəʊvərˈɪsjuːˌoʊvərˈɪʃ(j)u
mass nounThe action of overissuing banknotes, shares, etc.
Example sentencesExamples
- It was not the circulation of a large supply of money as such which was troublesome, but the overissue as compared with the real requirements of trade and industry.
Definition of overissue in US English:
overissue
verbˌōvərˈiSH(y)o͞oˌoʊvərˈɪʃ(j)u
[with object]Issue (bonds, shares of stock, etc.) beyond the authorized amount or the issuer's ability to pay them on demand.
the Bank could deliberately overissue Treasury bills
Example sentencesExamples
- Each time, a state in fiscal crisis overissued paper money, causing inflation, debasement of the money, and commercial chaos.
nounˌōvərˈiSH(y)o͞oˌoʊvərˈɪʃ(j)u
The action of overissuing bonds, shares of stock, etc.
Example sentencesExamples
- It was not the circulation of a large supply of money as such which was troublesome, but the overissue as compared with the real requirements of trade and industry.