Meanings of oversubscription in English

It was double-digit oversubscription, said a source close to the deal.

As a result of the oversubscription, those lenders will see their commitments scaled back.

On Tuesday, six other tech funds stopped taking fresh subscriptions following Monday's launch, citing oversubscription.

The exact level of oversubscription could not be learned.

The company did not provides details of the oversubscription.

Hong Kong operates a 'clawback' system where heavy oversubscription from small investors can result in them getting a greater share.

Night club operator Magnum Entertainment Group Holdings Ltd's saw the highest ever level of oversubscription for a Hong Kong IPO.

Another source close to the deal also told Reuters the pricing was likely to come in within the range despite oversubscription.

The oversubscription levels mean that large amounts of capital are briefly frozen until stocks to buyers, squeezing liquidity for would-be investors.

The central bank is watching the offer closely as a massive oversubscription for shares could send ripples through short-term money markets.

Plenty of investors must have gotten comfortable with the name and risk prior to the disaster, given the almost 10 times oversubscription level.

The 10 times oversubscription level included repeat orders from investors on worries that their allotment could be scaled back due to excess demand.

If it is oversubscribed, its oversubscription criteria must allow for 50% of places to be allocated to children without reference to faith.

The oversubscription also allowed Crown Holdings to add a US$100m pro-rata term loan A to allow banks to participate in the deal.

That represents the heaviest oversubscription rate for any multi-billion dollar share sale in Hong Kong in more than four years, according to Dealogic data.

Stronger stock markets that have drawn more investors to invest in equities have buoyed the demand for IPOs with several issues seeing big oversubscription.