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
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.
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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
The result inevitably is substantial overcapacity, shake-outs, and local losses, all of which lead to global market value destruction.
—Anne Stevenson-Yang, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
China, too, is warning of overcapacity in the domestic EV sector.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 7 Mar. 2024
Police motorcades had to calm riots outside overcapacity shows.
—Tracy Kawalik, SPIN, 5 Mar. 2024
The report, which lists policy recommendations to combat overcapacity and unfair trade practices, notes that BYD is building factories in Thailand and Hungary designed to be regional export hubs.
—Steve Mollman, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024
That has led to overcapacity in many industries and to sharp reductions in Chinese export prices as Chinese companies attempt to offload their excess production.
—Desmond Lachman, National Review, 13 Feb. 2024
Specifically, the Treasury delegation plans to raise China’s use of non-market economic practices and industrial overcapacity, the official said.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
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
The result inevitably is substantial overcapacity, shake-outs, and local losses, all of which lead to global market value destruction.
—Anne Stevenson-Yang, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
China, too, is warning of overcapacity in the domestic EV sector.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 7 Mar. 2024
Police motorcades had to calm riots outside overcapacity shows.
—Tracy Kawalik, SPIN, 5 Mar. 2024
The report, which lists policy recommendations to combat overcapacity and unfair trade practices, notes that BYD is building factories in Thailand and Hungary designed to be regional export hubs.
—Steve Mollman, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024
That has led to overcapacity in many industries and to sharp reductions in Chinese export prices as Chinese companies attempt to offload their excess production.
—Desmond Lachman, National Review, 13 Feb. 2024
Specifically, the Treasury delegation plans to raise China’s use of non-market economic practices and industrial overcapacity, the official said.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined above
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“Overcapacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcapacity. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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