0 If something is oversubscribed, people still want to buy things, especially shares or tickets, although all of them are already sold: --
1 if a share issue (= occasion on which new shares are sold) is oversubscribed, people want to buy more shares than are available: --
2 a situation in which people want to buy or have many more things, such as tickets, than are available: --
The school has an excellent reputation and is heavily oversubscribed.
For example, the places available may be oversubscribed.
In 1977 the issue was many, many times oversubscribed.
It has also been heavily oversubscribed, with present demands exceeding supply by approximately four times.
I imagine that people put in for more than they expected, because they realised that it was going to be oversubscribed.
As available funds have been oversubscribed, decisions could not be taken and announced on a phased basis without prejudicing the position of other bids.
Schools are required to admit pupils up to their approved admissions number and to apply admissions criteria if they are oversubscribed.
All the colleges which are open have been oversubscribed in applications for places, both in initial and in subsequent years.
I have received representations about children who have not been admitted to the school of their parents' choice because the school is oversubscribed.
