overcapacity
noun
over·ca·pac·i·ty
ˌō-vər-kə-ˈpa-sə-tē 
-ˈpa-stē
: excessive capacity for production or services in relation to demand
Examples of overcapacity in a Sentence
The airlines are lowering their prices because of an overcapacity of seats.
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Albemarle – Shares of the U.S. miner jumped almost 6% after lithium futures surged overnight, amid rumors that China is trying to address overcapacity by cracking down on mines that violate rules and regulations.
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Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 24 July 2025
The companies are also challenged by China’s slowing economy, where weak domestic demand and overcapacity in local industries are eroding profitability for the Americans.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 July 2025
Hopefully, overcapacity efforts kick into gear as investors look up China’s government’s new buzzword: anti-involutionary.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Advertisement With this manufacturing dominance, as well as overcapacity, the country will look to sell those products in a growing number of markets around the globe.
—Justin Worland, Time, 11 July 2025
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Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 24 July 2025
The companies are also challenged by China’s slowing economy, where weak domestic demand and overcapacity in local industries are eroding profitability for the Americans.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 July 2025
Hopefully, overcapacity efforts kick into gear as investors look up China’s government’s new buzzword: anti-involutionary.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Advertisement With this manufacturing dominance, as well as overcapacity, the country will look to sell those products in a growing number of markets around the globe.
—Justin Worland, Time, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for overcapacity
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“Overcapacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcapacity. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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