"overcapacity" meaning in English

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        "A capacity for the production of a commodity or product that is in excess of what is needed."
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          "sense": "a capacity that is in excess of what is needed",
          "word": "overcapaciteit"
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          "sense": "a capacity that is in excess of what is needed",
          "word": "túlkapacitás"
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      "sense": "a capacity that is in excess of what is needed",
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      "sense": "a capacity that is in excess of what is needed",
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