Definition of overcapacity
:excessive capacity for production or services in relation to demand
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The airlines are lowering their prices because of an overcapacity of seats.
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In April, however, Silver ended its fledgling Cuba operations due to lack of demand and overcapacity in the market.
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Such deals often seem intended to spawn national champions, not to pare overcapacity.
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China also faces tough decisions going forward, particularly job losses stemming from curbing overcapacity in the coal and steel industries.
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In a survey by Altman Weil of nearly 400 law firm leaders, published in May, 61 percent said overcapacity was making their firms less profitable.
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The G7, which includes Canada, Japan, the U.S. and several European countries, have called for a solution to global overcapacity in steel, and the European Union has previously accused China of steel dumping while levying duties of its own.
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Ratings agency Fitch warned in a January report that China's initiative carries economic risks for partner countries because the main goal is to relieve overcapacity at home.
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Southwest joins Spirit Airlines, Frontier and Silver Airways as carriers that have completely canceled Cuba routes amid overcapacity in the new market, high operating costs and weak consumer demand.
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But with many facing debt hangovers or overcapacity, there may now be little incentive to fatten salaries.
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