Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Chiefly Brit. Same as
overutilization .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
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Examples
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Companies are reluctant to switch from the cheaper water that can be pumped from rivers, lakes and aquifers, even though these traditional sources are straining from decades of overutilisation.
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At least a quarter -- nearly R1-billion -- of claims received could have been wasted by continued fraud and overutilisation of medical aid facilities, the investigation revealed.
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Issues surrounding consistent power supply to the infrastructure manifest themselves through overutilisation of the power capacity, often due to the poor distribution of equipment in each data centre rack.
ITP.net - Front Page 2009
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* 25* of medical aid contributions are wasted on fraud and overutilisation of medical services, costing the schemes R1bn a year?
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