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Oversupply
In economics, oversupply or excess supply describes a situation where demand and supply move out of price equilibrium i.e. the market for goods and services is not perfectly competitive. Having a price of a product above a clearing price thus remaining unsold by definition leads to excess supply, which is solved as producers lower their costs and regain equilibrium.