excess capacity
1excess capacity — ➔ capacity * * * excess capacity UK US noun [U] ► ECONOMICS, COMMERCE the ability to hold or deal with a larger number of people or things than is needed at the present time: »The airline has shifted some of its excess capacity from Asian to… …
2excess capacity — noun The operating situation of a firm or industry when output is below the level at which all its productive resources are fully employed • • • Main Entry: ↑excess …
3excess capacity — in the short term, fishing capacity or number of boats that exceeds the capacity required to capture and handle the allowable catch. In the long term, fishing capacity that exceeds the level required to ensuring the sustainability of the stock… …
4Excess Capacity — A situation in which actual production is less than what is achievable or optimal for a firm. This often means that the demand in the market for the product is below what the firm could potentially supply to the market. The amount of excess… …
5excess capacity — The part of the output of a plant or process that is not currently being utilized but which, if it could be, would reduce the average cost of production. The excess capacity is thus the amount by which the present output must be increased to… …
6excess capacity — /ˌekses kə pæsɪti/ noun spare capacity which is not being used …
7excess capacity — /ˌekses kə pæsɪti/ noun spare capacity which is not being used …
8Capacity utilization — is a concept in economics and managerial accounting which refers to the extent to which an enterprise or a nation actually uses its installed productive capacity. Thus, it refers to the relationship between actual output that is produced with the …
9Избыточная мощность (EXCESS CAPACITY) — Производственная мощность, на протяжении длительного времени являющаяся избыточной по сравнению с достаточной для удовлетворения потребностей. Это понятие необходимо отличать от Неиспользуемой мощности (Idle Capacity), которая связана с… …
10capacity — A lending and credit analysis term that describes a borrower s or applicant s ability to meet debt service obligations. See debt service coverage. American Banker Glossary credit grantor s measurement of a person s ability to repay loans.… …