overcapacity

[ oh-ver-kuh-pas-i-tee ]

noun,plural o·ver·ca·pac·i·ties.
  1. capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.

Origin of overcapacity

1
First recorded in 1925–30; over- + capacity

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British Dictionary definitions for overcapacity

overcapacity

/ (ˌəʊvəkəˈpæsɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. the situation in which an industry or business cannot sell as much as it produces

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