verb Download 🔗Share To perform excessive construction on a building or in an area. Examples : "The developer overbuilt the neighborhood with large, expensive houses that no one could afford. " property architecture building area environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share Having had excessive construction carried out. Examples : "an overbuilt area" property architecture building environment area Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading