overspend
pronunciation
How to pronounce overspend in British English:
UK [ˌəʊvəˈspend]
How to pronounce overspend in American English:
US [ˌoʊvərˈspend]
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- Verb:
- spend more than available of (a budget, for example)
- spend at a high rate
Word Origin
- overspend (v.)
- 1610s, "to wear out," from over- + spend. Meaning "to spend more than is necessary" is attested from 1857. Related: Overspent; overspending.
Example
- 1. You don 't overspend in these categories .
- 2. It wants to give itself power to impose big fines on countries that overspend .
- 3. " He certainly caused the us to massively overspend on the threat , " he says .
- 4. With elections out of the way , the full size of the regional overspend should now become apparent .
- 5. As something of a counterpoint to forrester 's research , gartner has issued a stern warning to enterprises : 80 % of you will overspend on mobile services .