overprint

 

verb

Pronunciation: /əʊvəˈprɪnt/
[with object]
  • 1print additional matter on (a stamp or other surface already bearing print): menus will be overprinted with company logos
  • 2print too many copies of.
  • 3 Photography make (a print or other positive) darker than intended.

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəprɪnt/
[mass noun]
  • words or other matter printed on to something already bearing print: some stamps are cheaper with the overprint
  • [count noun] an overprinted postage stamp: the Great Britain overprints remained valid for postage