overbuildingn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈbɪldɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈbɪldɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overbuild v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < overbuild v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of overbuild v. (in various senses). Also occasionally: an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1860 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 23 94 We are glad to perceive, by the following statistics, that the evil of over-building is..on the decrease.

1945 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 11 595 Another mistake was over-building of farm buildings and other establishments.

1963 San Francisco News Call-Bull. 6 Nov. 51/1 They might find ‘pockets of overbuilding in their own ball park’.

1977 Time 8 Aug. 43/1 As a result of..some reckless overbuilding by shipyards in the early 1970s, the tanker business is in the worst depression in memory.

2001 Chicago Tribune 11 Nov. xvi. 6/2 Home builders can't keep up with population growth, so there is no overbuilding.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overbuilding
释义	overbuildingn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈbɪldɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈbɪldɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overbuild v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < overbuild v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of overbuild v. (in various senses). Also occasionally: an instance of this. ΚΠ 1860 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 23 94 We are glad to perceive, by the following statistics, that the evil of over-building is..on the decrease. 1945 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 11 595 Another mistake was over-building of farm buildings and other establishments. 1963 San Francisco News Call-Bull. 6 Nov. 51/1 They might find ‘pockets of overbuilding in their own ball park’. 1977 Time 8 Aug. 43/1 As a result of..some reckless overbuilding by shipyards in the early 1970s, the tanker business is in the worst depression in memory. 2001 Chicago Tribune 11 Nov. xvi. 6/2 Home builders can't keep up with population growth, so there is no overbuilding. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : † over-buildingadj. < n.1860 see also
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