overcapacity

English

Etymology

over- +‎ capacity

Noun

overcapacity (plural overcapacities)

  1. A capacity for the production of a commodity or product that is in excess of what is needed.
    • 2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 43:
      In 1959, Ernest Marples became the new Minister of Transport. His business career had been as a road builder and he saw the future in a network of motorways, whereas he believed there was serious overcapacity in the railway network.

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