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overcapacity

o·ver·ca·pac·i·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-ver-kuh-pas-i-tee]
    • /ˌoʊ vər kəˈpæs ɪ ti/
    • /ˈəʊvəkəpæsɪtɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver-kuh-pas-i-tee]
    • /ˌoʊ vər kəˈpæs ɪ ti/

Definitions of overcapacity word

  • noun plural overcapacity capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable. 1
  • noun overcapacity The situation in which an industry or factory cannot sell as much as it can produce. 1
  • noun overcapacity industry: ability to produce surplus 1
  • uncountable noun overcapacity If there is overcapacity in a particular industry or area, more goods have been produced than are needed, and the industry is therefore less profitable than it could be. 0
  • noun overcapacity the situation in which an industry or business cannot sell as much as it produces 0
  • noun overcapacity excess capacity for production or service, in relation to the level of demand 0
See all 6 definitions of overcapacity

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Origin of overcapacity

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; over- + capacity

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Parts of speech for Overcapacity

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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overcapacity popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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