overcapacity
noun
over·ca·pac·i·ty
ˌō-vər-kə-ˈpa-sə-tē 
-ˈpa-stē
: excessive capacity for production or services in relation to demand
Examples of overcapacity in a Sentence
The airlines are lowering their prices because of an overcapacity of seats.
Recent Examples on the Web
Scholz kicked off his second visit to China as chancellor in the southwestern city of Chongqing on Sunday, where the German delegation raised the issue of Chinese overcapacity when meeting with the party secretary general of the municipality.
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Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 15 Apr. 2024
Chinese officials say that such accusations of overcapacity are groundless and that foreign governments are trying to suppress China’s development.
‘Reverse consumption’
The economic anxiety is on display all over China.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
But the focus of her trip was industrial policy, and what the U.S. and Europe describe as manufacturing overcapacity in China.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Yellen, who arrived later in Beijing after starting her five-day visit in one of China’s major industrial and export hubs, said the talks would create a structure to hear each other’s views and try to address American concerns about manufacturing overcapacity in China.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
Yellen, who arrived later in Beijing after starting her five-day visit in one of China's major industrial and export hubs, said the talks would create a structure to hear each other's views and try to address American concerns about manufacturing overcapacity in China.
—Fatima Hussein and Ken Moritsugu, Quartz, 6 Apr. 2024
China has pushed back against the overcapacity concerns expressed by both the U.S. and Europe.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune Asia, 5 Apr. 2024
Trade tensions mount Beijing is aware of China’s overcapacity problem, acknowledging it as an issue for the first time in almost a decade at an annual meeting of senior officials in December.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
And as Chinese overcapacity drives foreign governments toward ever-harsher countermeasures, the resulting confrontation is something neither the Chinese economy nor the global trade system can afford.
—Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2024
Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 15 Apr. 2024
Chinese officials say that such accusations of overcapacity are groundless and that foreign governments are trying to suppress China’s development.
‘Reverse consumption’
The economic anxiety is on display all over China.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
But the focus of her trip was industrial policy, and what the U.S. and Europe describe as manufacturing overcapacity in China.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Yellen, who arrived later in Beijing after starting her five-day visit in one of China’s major industrial and export hubs, said the talks would create a structure to hear each other’s views and try to address American concerns about manufacturing overcapacity in China.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
Yellen, who arrived later in Beijing after starting her five-day visit in one of China's major industrial and export hubs, said the talks would create a structure to hear each other's views and try to address American concerns about manufacturing overcapacity in China.
—Fatima Hussein and Ken Moritsugu, Quartz, 6 Apr. 2024
China has pushed back against the overcapacity concerns expressed by both the U.S. and Europe.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune Asia, 5 Apr. 2024
Trade tensions mount Beijing is aware of China’s overcapacity problem, acknowledging it as an issue for the first time in almost a decade at an annual meeting of senior officials in December.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
And as Chinese overcapacity drives foreign governments toward ever-harsher countermeasures, the resulting confrontation is something neither the Chinese economy nor the global trade system can afford.
—Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Overcapacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcapacity. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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