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overspend

verb

Etymology

From over- + spend.

  1. derived from expendere
  2. inherited from *spendōn✻ — “to spend”
  3. inherited from spendan
  4. inherited from spenden
  5. prefixed as overspend — “over + spend”

Definitions

  1. To spend too much money

    To spend too much money; especially, to spend more than one earns.

    • To get out of debt, first keep a budget and be careful not to overspend.

  2. The amount by which someone or something is overspent.

    • Whether an underspend or overspend is significant depends upon the size of the budget. A £1,000 overspend on an £8,000 drugs budget is very significant, but a £1,000 overspend may not be significant on a £300,000 ward budget.
    • Electrification was not included in anticipated CP6 spending, after cost uncertainties following the Great Western Main Line overspend led to cutbacks by the Department of Transport to contain costs.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA