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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Singapore expects that China’s GDP growth will likely moderate, as merchandise exports and investment growth slows because of tariff hikes and industrial overcapacity.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
What To Know The influx of Chinese car imports has raised concerns in Russia—much like in the European Union over electric vehicles—that Chinese industrial overcapacity will result in its low-cost goods outcompeting local industries.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
China’s economy already faces strong structural headwinds, including industrial overcapacity and deflation.
—Eyck Freymann, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
The company continues to face challenges related to global steel overcapacity and import competition.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 31 Jan. 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
What To Know The influx of Chinese car imports has raised concerns in Russia—much like in the European Union over electric vehicles—that Chinese industrial overcapacity will result in its low-cost goods outcompeting local industries.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
China’s economy already faces strong structural headwinds, including industrial overcapacity and deflation.
—Eyck Freymann, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
The company continues to face challenges related to global steel overcapacity and import competition.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 31 Jan. 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 28 Feb. 2025.
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