overbuild
verb
over·build ˌō-vər-ˈbild 
overbuilt ˌō-vər-ˈbilt ; overbuilding
; overbuilding transitive verb
: to build beyond the actual demand of
intransitive verb
: to build houses or commercial developments in excess of demand
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Years of developers overbuilding shopping centers resulted in a bubble of retail space that ultimately burst. 
Marc Bain, Quartz, 26 May 2020 Tokyo Olympic venues are relatively small in size, due in part to the organizing committee’s focus on not overbuilding and a push to repurpose venues from the 1964 Tokyo Games. Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2020 After McKay won that race, Republican Joseph Galdo continued the line of attack, suggesting that developers with easy access to supervisors have been allowed to overbuild in some areas of the county. Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019 Keen also overbuilds and supports the frames to make sure the ramps remain stable, year after year. Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 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, 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, 21 June 2018 So fears of overbuilding the downtown area may be premature, at least for now. John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 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, 3 May 2018 See More
Marc Bain, Quartz, 26 May 2020 Tokyo Olympic venues are relatively small in size, due in part to the organizing committee’s focus on not overbuilding and a push to repurpose venues from the 1964 Tokyo Games. Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2020 After McKay won that race, Republican Joseph Galdo continued the line of attack, suggesting that developers with easy access to supervisors have been allowed to overbuild in some areas of the county. Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019 Keen also overbuilds and supports the frames to make sure the ramps remain stable, year after year. Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 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, 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, 21 June 2018 So fears of overbuilding the downtown area may be premature, at least for now. John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 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, 3 May 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
1945, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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