overissue
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To issue shares or banknotes to an extent beyond the ability to pay, or in excess of authorization
noun
The act of so overissuing.
Example Sentences
- "The government is accused of overissuing food stamps."
- "An overissue of government paper."
Etymology
From over- + issue.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: over