Over Allotment

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Definition: Over Allotment

Over Allotment
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Full Definition of Over Allotment

A practice in which the underwriters offer and sell a higher number of shares than they had planned to purchase from the issuer.

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Definitions for Over Allotment are sourced/syndicated and enhanced from:

  • A Dictionary of Economics (Oxford Quick Reference)
  • Oxford Dictionary Of Accounting
  • Oxford Dictionary Of Business & Management

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