overissue
noun[CorU]
(alsoover-issue)uk/ˈəʊvərˌɪʃuː/usFINANCE,STOCK MARKET
theofferorsaleof moresharesin acompanythan isallowed:
afraudulentover-issue ofshares
Preventing overissue is thefunctionof a corporation'sregistrar.
ECONOMICS
theproductionof too manybanknotes(=papermoney):
The government's overissue ofnoteswillfuelinflation.
overissue
verb[T]
(alsoover-issue)uk/ˌəʊvərˈɪʃuː/usFINANCE,STOCK MARKET
tooffermoresharesin acompanythan isallowed:
Theinvestigationfoundthat he had overissuedrailroadshares.
ECONOMICS
toproducetoo manybanknotes:
Thebankoverissuedbanknotes, there was arunon thebank, and itfailed.
tosellmoreticketsfor something than there areplaces,seats, etc.available:
TVcompaniesroutinelyover-issueticketsfor a show.