overcapacity

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ capacity.

Noun

overcapacity (countable and uncountable, 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.

Translations

a capacity that is in excess of what is needed

• Dutch: overcapaciteit (nl)
• Hungarian: túlkapacitás