overproduce

American  

[oh-ver-pruh-doos, -dyoos] / ˌoʊ vər prəˈdus, -ˈdyus /

verb (used with or without object)

overproduced, overproducing

1. to produce in excess of need or stipulated amount.

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Other Word Forms

• overproducer noun

Etymology

Origin of overproduce

First recorded in 1890–95; over- + produce

Example Sentences

And the Met’s overproduced installation—comprising dark, black halls and bright, white fluorescent tubes—mimics and competes with the artworks themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal

But once they’re designed, the incremental cost of manufacturing more units is relatively small, so makers routinely overproduce, and sell any excess to smaller providers with less specific needs, Madannavar says.

From Barron's

"When we overproduce the protein, we initially stop the virus from landing on the cell surface," Wood said.

From Science Daily

In the 2000 Times interview, D’Angelo said he “always thought ‘Brown Sugar’ was a little overproduced” and that with “Voodoo” he “wasn’t too concerned with things sounding too perfect or neat or clean.”

From Los Angeles Times

Businesses for years overproduced and drilled themselves into bankruptcy; investors have since pressured them to rein in spending and return cash to shareholders via buybacks and dividends.

From The Wall Street Journal