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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And Biden is putting China on notice for what the Biden administration calls China's manufacturing overcapacity − producing more products, including steel, than its demand domestically or the world can absorb, flooding global markets at artificially low prices.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Scholz kicked off his second visit to China as chancellor in the southwestern city of Chongqing on Sunday, where the German delegation raised the issue of Chinese overcapacity when meeting with the party secretary general of the municipality.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 15 Apr. 2024
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Scholz kicked off his second visit to China as chancellor in the southwestern city of Chongqing on Sunday, where the German delegation raised the issue of Chinese overcapacity when meeting with the party secretary general of the municipality.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Overcapacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcapacity. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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