Overabundance: meaning, definitions and examples

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overabundance

 

[ หŒoสŠvษ™rษ™หˆbสŒndษ™ns ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

in economics

An excessive amount of something, typically referring to an oversupply of goods or resources in relation to demand.

Synonyms

excess, glut, profusion, surplus

Examples of usage

  • The overabundance of cheap labor has led to a decrease in wages in the region.
  • The overabundance of oil in the market has caused prices to plummet.

Translations

Translations of the word "overabundance" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น excesso

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคงเคฟเค•เคคเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช รœberfluss

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kelimpahan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะฐะดะผั–ั€ะฝั–ัั‚ัŒ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ nadmiar

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้Žๅ‰ฐ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท surabondance

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ superabundancia

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท aลŸฤฑrฤฑlฤฑk

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ณผ์ž‰

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูุฑุท

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nadbytek

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nadbytok

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่ฟ‡ๅ‰ฉ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ preobilje

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ ofgnรณtt

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐั€ั‚ั‹า›ัˆั‹ะปั‹า›

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒญแƒแƒ แƒ‘แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ artฤฑqlฤฑq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ superabundancia

Etymology

The word 'overabundance' originated from the combination of the prefix 'over-' meaning excessive and the word 'abundance' which comes from the Latin 'abundantia' meaning plenty or wealth. The term has been used in the English language to describe an excess of something since the late 16th century.