- overcapacity
- noun Date: 1928 excessive capacity for production or services in relation to demand
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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overcapacity — o‧ver‧ca‧pa‧ci‧ty [ˌəʊvəkəˈpæsti ǁ ˌoʊvər ] noun [uncountable] MANUFACTURING when there are more factories, buildings etc that are able to produce a particular product or service than there is demand for it: • The banks are hurt by the industry… … Financial and business terms
overcapacity — [ō΄vər kə pas′ə tē] n. excess capacity for production or service, in relation to the level of demand … English World dictionary
overcapacity — [[t]oʊvə(r)kəpæ̱sɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT If there is overcapacity in a particular industry or area, more goods have been produced than are needed, and the industry is therefore less profitable than it could be. [BUSINESS] There is huge overcapacity in … English dictionary
overcapacity — /ˌəυvəkə pæsɪti/ noun an unused capacity for producing something ▪▪▪ ‘…with the present overcapacity situation in the airline industry the discounting of tickets is widespread’ [Business Traveller] … Dictionary of banking and finance
overcapacity — too many boats chasing too few fish … Dictionary of ichthyology
overcapacity — /oh veuhr keuh pas i tee/, n., pl. overcapacities. capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable. [1925 30; OVER + CAPACITY] * * * … Universalium
overcapacity — noun A capacity for the production of a commodity or product that is in excess of what is needed … Wiktionary
overcapacity — o|ver|ca|pa|ci|ty [ˌəuvəkəˈpæsıti US ˌouvər ] n [singular,U] the situation in which an industry or factory cannot sell as much as it produces … Dictionary of contemporary English
overcapacity — o|ver|ca|pac|i|ty [ ,ouvərkə pæsəti ] noun singular or uncount FORMAL a situation in which you have a larger amount of something than you can use or sell … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
overcapacity — n. more provision than is needed; ability to provide more than is necessary … English contemporary dictionary
