Overproduce (Verb)
Meaning 1
Produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted.
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The factory overproduced widgets due to an incorrect forecast of demand.
- She tends to overproduce when making holiday cookies, resulting in plenty of leftovers.
- If we continue to overproduce, we will waste a large amount of resources.
- Farmers in the region risk overproducing and subsequently lowering crop prices.
- The gardener warned against overproducing, emphasizing the importance of managing plant growth.
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Meaning 2
Produce in excess; "The country overproduces cars".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The factory tends to overproduce goods during peak seasons, resulting in oversupply and wasted resources.
- Farmers in the region risk financial losses if they overproduce crops and can't sell the excess.
- To avoid overproducing and wasting food, the companies implemented an effective supply chain management system.
- Due to lack of demand prediction, the company has repeatedly overproduced and struggled with inventory storage.
- Because of generous subsidies, many farmers have a tendency to overproduce, which in turn leads to environmental degradation.