overproduction en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōductiōder. Old French productionbor. Middle English produccioun English production English overproduction From over- + production.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold.
Mrs. Carmichael had her fifth, looked at the job with repulsion, / Said to the midwife 'Take it away; I'm through with overproduction'.
1938, Louis MacNeice, Bagpipe Music:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overproductions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
glut · overproduce · oversupply · overcapacity · overstock
Translations (12)
es sobreproducción (the production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold) · fr surproduction (the production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold) · bg свръхпроизводство (the production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold) · pl nadprodukcja (the production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold) · sq mbiprodhim (the production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold) · ru кри́зис перепроизво́дства (the production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold) · es superproducción (the production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold) · hu túltermelés (the production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold) · pl hiperprodukcja (the production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold) · ga rótháirgeadh (the production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold) · fi ylituotanto (the production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold) · ga rótháirgeacht (the production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold)