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单词 overservice
释义

overservice

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noun

over·​ser·​vice ˌō-vər-ˈsər-vəs How to pronounce overservice (audio)
: an excessive or unnecessary degree of service
… I discourage individuals talking about overservice to any group because there are far more eligible in any group than we have the capacity to serve. Susan Cleere Flores

overservice

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verb

overserviced; overservicing

transitive + intransitive

: to service (someone or something) unnecessarily or to an excessive degree
Lawyers who charge exorbitant fees and overservice clients will be the target of an inquiry … Alex Mitchell
All provinces dream of putting an end to fee-for-service medicine because it provides strong incentives to doctors to overservice their patients. Jane Coutts
Because a faceless third party is paying the bill, there is a perverse incentive for patients to overutilise medical services and for providers to overservice. Claire Bisseker
… sought to close five hospitals located in areas he thought were overserviced … Gale Scott

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1816, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1917, in the meaning defined above

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