OVERSPEND Definition & Meaning

overspend

[oh-ver-spend]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

overspent, overspending

to spend more than one can afford.
Receiving a small inheritance, she began to overspend alarmingly.

verb (used with object)

overspent, overspending

to spend in excess of.
He was overspending his yearly salary by several thousand dollars.
to spend beyond one's means (used reflexively).
When the bills arrived, he realized he had foolishly overspent himself.
to wear out; exhaust.

overspend

verb

to spend in excess of (one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated)
(tr; usually passive) to wear out; exhaust

noun

the amount by which someone or something is overspent

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of overspend¹

First recorded in 1580–90; over- + spend

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It is running a decade late and has overspent by billions of pounds.

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Now after enormous overspends, major delays, a global pandemic and hundreds of carriageway closures, drivers can travel direct between Swansea and Monmouthshire without passing through roadworks for the first time in 23 years.

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The budget marks a continuation of years of overspending in California under the Newsom administration.

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In recent months, the President has called for shrinking or even eliminating FEMA, which he accused in a Jan. 24 executive order of overspending and political bias.

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There’s something to do where you don’t have to overspend, but you can feel a part of something.

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overspecialization overspill

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