overproduction

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noun

The production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold.

Similar
overrun
OriginEnglish production ← Middle English produccioun ← Old French production →
UncommonScrabble 22
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Meanings

nounoverproduction (countable and uncountable, plural overproductions)

plural overproductions

  1. countableuncountableThe 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nountoo much production or more than expected

Similar
overrun
Broader
production
Also see
overrun

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  11. Proto-Italic*pro-
  12. Latinprō-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  15. Proto-Italic*doukō
  16. Latindūcō
  17. Latinprōdūcō
  18. Latinprōductiō
  19. Old Frenchproduction
  20. Middle Englishproduccioun
  21. Englishproduction
  22. Englishoverproduction

From over- + production.

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Translations

Bulgarian свръхпроизводство
  • свръхпроизводство (svrăhproizvodstvo)the production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold
Finnish ylituotanto
  • ylituotantothe production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold
French surproduction
  • surproductionthe production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold
Hungarian túltermelés
  • túltermelésthe production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold
Irish rótháirgeacht, rótháirgeadh
  • rótháirgeachtthe production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold
  • rótháirgeadhthe production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold
Polish nadprodukcja, hiperprodukcja
  • nadprodukcjathe production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold
  • hiperprodukcjathe production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold
Russian кри́зис перепроизво́дства
  • кри́зис перепроизво́дства (krízis pereproizvódstva)the production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold
Spanish sobreproducción, superproducción
  • sobreproducciónthe production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold
  • superproducciónthe production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold
Cite this entry
APA

overproduction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overproduction

MLA

“overproduction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overproduction. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overproduction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overproduction.

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