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
Susan Cleere Flores
overserviced; overservicing
: 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
Alex MitchellAll provinces dream of putting an end to fee-for-service medicine because it provides strong incentives to doctors to overservice their patients.—Jane Coutts
Jane CouttsBecause 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
Claire Bisseker… sought to close five hospitals located in areas he thought were overserviced …—Gale Scott
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“Overservice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overservice. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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