What does overutilize mean?
Overutilize means To utilize excessively.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
To utilize excessively.
“In the event of congestion, the half percent of people who are overutilizing an excessive amount of capacity will be slowed down subtly until capacity is restored,” the chief technology officer for Comcast, Tony G. Werner, said.
UnitedHealthCare said in a fact sheet that this change is due to colonoscopies being overutilized.
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Overutilize means To utilize excessively.
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“In the event of congestion, the half percent of people who are overutilizing an excessive amount of capacity will be slowed down subtly until capacity is restored,” the chief technology officer for Comcast, Tony G. Werner, said.
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