overbuild
verb
over·build
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Definition of overbuild
: to build beyond the actual demand of
: to build houses or commercial developments in excess of demand
Examples of overbuild in a Sentence
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Keen also overbuilds and supports the frames to make sure the ramps remain stable, year after year. — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, "Big Air For a Higher Purpose," 6 Dec. 2018 In the years leading up to the 2008 economic crisis, Mr. Jackson criticized U.S. car makers for overbuilding their inventory and then using steep discounts to move cars off dealer lots, a practice that erodes profits and damages a brand’s image. — Adrienne Roberts, WSJ, "AutoNation’s Outspoken Chief Executive to Step Down Next Year," 19 Sep. 2018 Longtime California residents have seen developers misbehave before, overbuilding luxury units and displacing residents in entire neighborhoods with waves of gentrification. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, "Big Tech Isn’t the Problem With Homelessness. It’s All of Us," 21 June 2018 So fears of overbuilding the downtown area may be premature, at least for now. — John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, "Are there enough people to fill downtown Detroit condos, apartments?," 14 May 2018 This deal comes amid industry consolidation as marine transportation works to recover from a down cycle caused by overbuilding barge equipment during the shale boom. — Andrea Rumbaugh, Houston Chronicle, "Kirby Corp. to acquire 16 barges from Targa Resources Corp.," 3 May 2018 Effectively, the intermittent nature of renewables would require utilities to overbuild their generation – more than tripling PGE's current capacity – in order to reliably meet demand. — Ted Sickinger, OregonLive.com, "PGE study: low-carbon grid is doable, affordable," 17 Feb. 2018 Developing nations will benefit from holding back on overbuilding old technologies and higher adoption rates for new devices, Visser said. — Ben Bartenstein, Bloomberg.com, "Hedge Fund Veteran Says Emerging-Market Stocks Due for Breather," 26 Jan. 2018 Investors speculate, real estate developers overbuild, businesses and households borrow too much, save too little, and overextend themselves. — Mark Zandi, Philly.com, "Feel-good economy: U.S. experiences euphoria | Mark Zandi," 26 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overbuild.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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