overissuance

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noun

Excessive issuance.

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Meanings

nounoverissuance (countable and uncountable, plural overissuances)

plural overissuances

  1. countableuncountableExcessive issuance.

    “As a result,” the letter stated, “you received an overissuance of food stamps in the amount of $0.”

    2009 July 15, Jim Dwyer, “No-Cost Error Leads to a Big Penalty”, in New York Times

Origin

From over- + issuance.

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Cite this entry
APA

overissuance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overissuance

MLA

“overissuance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overissuance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overissuance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overissuance.

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