overservice

1 of 2

noun

over·ser·vice ˌō-vər-ˈsər-vəs How to pronounce overservice (audio)

: an excessive or unnecessary degree of service

… I discourage individuals talking about overservice to any group because there are far more eligible in any group than we have the capacity to serve.

Susan Cleere Flores

overservice

2 of 2

verb

overserviced; overservicing

transitive + intransitive

: to service (someone or something) unnecessarily or to an excessive degree

Lawyers who charge exorbitant fees and overservice clients will be the target of an inquiry …

Alex Mitchell

All provinces dream of putting an end to fee-for-service medicine because it provides strong incentives to doctors to overservice their patients.

Jane Coutts

Because a faceless third party is paying the bill, there is a perverse incentive for patients to overutilise medical services and for providers to overservice.

Claire Bisseker

… sought to close five hospitals located in areas he thought were overserviced …

Gale Scott

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1816, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1917, in the meaning defined above

单词	overservice
释义	overservice 1 of 2 noun over·ser·vice ˌō-vər-ˈsər-vəs : an excessive or unnecessary degree of service … I discourage individuals talking about overservice to any group because there are far more eligible in any group than we have the capacity to serve. Susan Cleere Flores overservice 2 of 2 verb overserviced; overservicing transitive + intransitive : to service (someone or something) unnecessarily or to an excessive degree Lawyers who charge exorbitant fees and overservice clients will be the target of an inquiry … Alex Mitchell All provinces dream of putting an end to fee-for-service medicine because it provides strong incentives to doctors to overservice their patients. Jane Coutts Because a faceless third party is paying the bill, there is a perverse incentive for patients to overutilise medical services and for providers to overservice. Claire Bisseker … sought to close five hospitals located in areas he thought were overserviced … Gale Scott Word History First Known Use Noun 1816, in the meaning defined above Verb 1917, in the meaning defined above
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