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overproduction

[ oh-ver-pruh-duhk-shuhn ]

noun

  1. excessive production; production in excess of need or stipulated amount.


overproduction

/ ˌəʊəəˈʌʃə /

noun

  1. the production of more of a product or commodity than is required
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of overproduction1

First recorded in 1815–25; over- + production
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"So you take the impact on the world economies that Trump had and that overproduction; it has meant demand is low, supply is high and prices have come down," said Mr Gormley.

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Laurie Beyranevand, the director of the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law and Graduate School in the U.S., highlights the strain on natural resources caused by overproduction.

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As elite overproduction worsens, dissatisfied elite aspirants form “counter-elites” that seek to overturn the system.

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As a result, students ate far more of the meals on offer, reducing food overproduction at the school by 20%.

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Only its president and treasurer knew that the cordage trust was hobbled by overproduction, a lack of credit and the evaporation of its working capital.

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