overproduction
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of overproduction
First recorded in 1815–25; over- + production
Vocabulary lists containing overproduction
The Great Depression and The New Deal
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Example Sentences
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He recently led a study that analysed whether such on-demand manufacturing could reduce overproduction of garments, and slash the carbon emissions associated with transporting them from Asia to Europe, for example.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The probes centered on overproduction and importing goods made with forced labour, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Wednesday.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Exports drive growth while race-to-the-bottom competition from overproduction hits prices, profits, wages and sales.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
Then came the junk wax period, marked by mass overproduction that devalued the product.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025
In the strictest secrecy, we fed it the original data involved in the steel decision, its own answer, and the actual developments since,—the overproduction, that is,—and asked for an explanation of the discrepancy.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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