Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overexpansion

/ˌoʊvɚɪkspˈænʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: over-ex-pan-sion
IPA: /ˌoʊvɚɪkspˈænʃən/

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive expansion, especially expansion that is not sustainable

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Three major problems led to Citigroup’s downfall: bad investment policy; overexpansion, which overwhelmed Citigroup’s management; and an inadequate capital base."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English expansion English overexpansion From over- + expansion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

overexpansions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

overexpand

Antonyms

underexpansion

Questions

How do you pronounce overexpansion?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvɚɪkspˈænʃən/.
What does overexpansion mean?: Excessive expansion, especially expansion that is not sustainable
Where does overexpansion come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English expansion English overexpansion From over- + expansion.

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