overproduction
overproduction noun: the production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold.
Noun
overproduction (countable and uncountable, plural overproductions)
- 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
overproduction meaning in Tamil and Bengali
overproduction in Tamil
- மிகை உற்பத்தி
overproduction in Bengali
- অতিরিক্ত উৎপাদন
Forms of overproduction
| plural | overproductions |
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Origin of overproduction
From over- + production.
Words formed from overproduction
Questions about overproduction
- What does overproduction mean?
- Overproduction means the production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold.
- What is overproduction in Tamil?
- Overproduction in Tamil is மிகை உற்பத்தி. See Overproduction meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is overproduction?
- Overproduction is a noun.
- What is the plural of overproduction?
- The plural of overproduction is overproductions.
Words near overproduction in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: overproduction (page history and authors); overproduction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); overproduction (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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