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Definition of "overbuild" []

  • To build over or on top of. (verb-transitive)
  • To construct more buildings in (an area) than necessary. (verb-transitive)
  • To build with excessive size or elaboration. (verb-transitive)
  • To construct more homes, office buildings, or commercial complexes than necessary in an area. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "overbuild" in a sentence
  • "I expect to "overbuild" in the areas of electricity, and water as most mexicans use very little."
  • "E and the $89 million grant application, saying the infrastructure already exists on Guam and an "overbuild" by IT"
  • "It's also rejected Telecom and Vodafone's proposals to do it for the government and left open the threat of 'overbuild'."