ECONOMICS,COMMERCEtheabilitytoholdordealwith alargernumberofpeopleor things than isneededat thepresenttime:Theairlinehasshiftedsome ofitsexcesscapacityfromAsiantoNorthAtlanticroutes.PRODUCTIONtheabilitytoproducemore of something than isneededat thepresenttime:Thecompanyhas justopeneda newfactoryandhopestofillallitsexcesscapacitywith a newmarketingpush.(Definition ofexcess capacityfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofexcess capacity
excess capacityThis may be attributed to the report that ofexcesscapacityare needed to compensate for a natural decline in availability.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Our brains as presently constructed probably have muchexcesscapacityready to be used if needed.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The combination of power lines providesexcesscapacity.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The company would then sell off theexcesscapacityin these companies.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.But gas pipelines, built decades before, had littleexcesscapacity.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Because monopolies can sell where their price exceeds marginal cost, they tend to haveexcesscapacity.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.With this methodology, devices create their own networks through the use ofexcesscapacity, bypassing the need for a pre-existing infrastructure.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many insurers still struggle to manage a complex web of legacy silos, disparate systems, redundant functionality,excesscapacityand inconsistent service levels.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As industries shut down and relocated, railroads found themselves withexcesscapacity.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ifexcesscapacityis created, the cost is increased because not all of the available output is used.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/excess-capacity##
