overcapacity
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5.2
- noun
- /ˌoʊvərˈkæpəsɪti/
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sobrecapacidad
- Overcapacity is triggered by rapid fisheries development, government subsidies, and competition between fishers for shrinking pools of fish in particular.
Examples
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Given numbers like these and with the overcapacity in the auto manufacturing segment, would it not be better just to wind them down?
Blog text (8) -
And there are few signs that industry leaders—or government regulators—are ready to come together on a common solution that can resolve endemic problems, such as overcapacity, only made worse by the broader European economic meltdown.
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A lot of drilling stopped and wells shut down due to overcapacity.
Blog text (24) -
Savings rates may drop to record lows amid overcapacity in housing, plants, and public infrastructure.
Academic text (2002) -
Overcapacity is a major cause of the crises in world fisheries.
Academic text (2017) -
China is now confronting the delicate balance of managing production without creating overcapacity and harming its domestic industries and role in the global value chain.
Academic text (2011) -
Also, it is sectoral policies that actually caused overcapacity, which later resulted in the loss of jobs in steel, shipbuilding, coal, and oil, and this may also come to pass in computers and semiconductors.
Academic text (1993) -
The factory had to slow down production because it was operating at overcapacity.
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Due to overcapacity in the warehouse, they were unable to accept new shipments.
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The overcapacity of the concert venue led to safety concerns for the audience and performers.
Synonyms
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3.3
An amount more than needed or allowed
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4.6
Completely full so it cannot take in or respond to more
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5.7
Too much of something that is not needed
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7.9
A very large amount of something that is more than needed
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6.9
Too much of something so people cannot handle it or it does not work well
An amount that is more than is needed, often extra food or goods
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Etymology
The noun overcapacity joins over ('too much') and capacity ('how much something can hold'), the same root as capable. It means the situation when something has more people or things than its safe or intended limit.