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.
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This devastatingly effective combination has enabled China to export its way out of a prolonged post-COVID economic slump that exacerbated already massive industrial overcapacity.
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Andy Browne, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Those diversions have essentially prevented an overcapacity situation from cramping the global supply chain that has already seen plenty of congestion at Asian and European ports throughout 2025.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Although there was a dip, shelters remain overcapacity, with 175,000 more animals arriving than leaving from January to June.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
But the country’s industrial innovation has also been marred by production overcapacity.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
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Andy Browne, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Those diversions have essentially prevented an overcapacity situation from cramping the global supply chain that has already seen plenty of congestion at Asian and European ports throughout 2025.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Although there was a dip, shelters remain overcapacity, with 175,000 more animals arriving than leaving from January to June.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
But the country’s industrial innovation has also been marred by production overcapacity.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overcapacity
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“Overcapacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcapacity. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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