Definition of oversubscription in English English dictionary
The excess number of shares or bonds that investors want to buy but are not available due to high demand
When the demand for IPO shares is higher than the number of shares to be issued Oversubscription by 100 times means that the demand is 100 times higher than the available share package
In frame relay service definition, oversubscription occurs when the sum of the CIRs for all PVCs on a port exceed the port connection speed Subscription levels of 200% are typically allowed Oversubscription is possible because of dynamic capacity allocation in modern data networks
Occurs when demand for shares exceeds the supply or number of shares offered for sale As a result, the underwriters or investment bankers must allocate the shares among investors In private placements, this occurs when a deal is in great demand because of the company's growth prospects
An oversubscription of shares on an IPO means that there was much more demand than supply of shares on an initial offering
A term used in frame relay to denote when the capacity of a frame relay connection into the frame relay network is less than the total bandwidth guaranteed by the provider More specifically, the port speed is less than the aggregate CIR
{i} excess enrollment, subscribing in excess of what can be supplied; excess donation