overbuild
verb
over·build
ˌō-vər-ˈbild 
overbuilt
ˌō-vər-ˈbilt
; overbuilding
; overbuilding
: to build beyond the actual demand of
: to build houses or commercial developments in excess of demand
Examples of overbuild in a Sentence
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Trouble is, barriers to entry are also low—and that’s led the sector to overbuild in the past.
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
Additionally, years of rampant demand spurred builders to overbuild in the early 2000s, flooding the country with a home surplus.
—Erik Lundh, CNN, 22 Nov. 2022
Years of developers overbuilding shopping centers resulted in a bubble of retail space that ultimately burst.
—Marc Bain, Quartz, 26 May 2020
Tokyo Olympic venues are relatively small in size, due in part to the organizing committee’s focus on not overbuilding and a push to repurpose venues from the 1964 Tokyo Games.
—Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2020
After McKay won that race, Republican Joseph Galdo continued the line of attack, suggesting that developers with easy access to supervisors have been allowed to overbuild in some areas of the county.
—Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
Keen also overbuilds and supports the frames to make sure the ramps remain stable, year after year.
—Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 6 Dec. 2018
In the years leading up to the 2008 economic crisis, Mr. Jackson criticized U.S. car makers for overbuilding their inventory and then using steep discounts to move cars off dealer lots, a practice that erodes profits and damages a brand’s image.
—Adrienne Roberts, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2018
Longtime California residents have seen developers misbehave before, overbuilding luxury units and displacing residents in entire neighborhoods with waves of gentrification.
—Adam Rogers, WIRED, 21 June 2018
Brett Owens, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
Additionally, years of rampant demand spurred builders to overbuild in the early 2000s, flooding the country with a home surplus.
—Erik Lundh, CNN, 22 Nov. 2022
Years of developers overbuilding shopping centers resulted in a bubble of retail space that ultimately burst.
—Marc Bain, Quartz, 26 May 2020
Tokyo Olympic venues are relatively small in size, due in part to the organizing committee’s focus on not overbuilding and a push to repurpose venues from the 1964 Tokyo Games.
—Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2020
After McKay won that race, Republican Joseph Galdo continued the line of attack, suggesting that developers with easy access to supervisors have been allowed to overbuild in some areas of the county.
—Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
Keen also overbuilds and supports the frames to make sure the ramps remain stable, year after year.
—Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 6 Dec. 2018
In the years leading up to the 2008 economic crisis, Mr. Jackson criticized U.S. car makers for overbuilding their inventory and then using steep discounts to move cars off dealer lots, a practice that erodes profits and damages a brand’s image.
—Adrienne Roberts, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2018
Longtime California residents have seen developers misbehave before, overbuilding luxury units and displacing residents in entire neighborhoods with waves of gentrification.
—Adam Rogers, WIRED, 21 June 2018
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“Overbuild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overbuild. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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