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overspend

verb

over·​spend ˌō-vər-ˈspend How to pronounce overspend (audio)
overspent ˌō-vər-ˈspent How to pronounce overspend (audio) ; overspending

transitive verb

1
: to spend or use to excess : exhaust
2
: to exceed in expenditure

intransitive verb

: to spend beyond one's means
overspender noun

Example Sentences

The studio clearly overspent on marketing, and the movie was still a flop.
Recent Examples on the Web But the companies are facing pressure from shareholders not to overspend on expansion, said Faisal A. Hersi, an energy analyst at Edward Jones. New York Times, 29 July 2022 The company also is investing in future production across its product range, stretching to the top end of its $23 billion to $27 billion budget while so far resisting the temptation to overspend. Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 28 July 2022 Researchers from the University of Puget Sound in Washington have revealed that people who use these payment methods are more likely to overspend. Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 26 May 2022 Do not overspend your budget; there is a learning curve in each new venue/space/room. Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2022 Regulators have understandable concerns that the BNPL trend will have some negative impacts on consumers—particularly younger consumers who may not see BNPL as a credit product and inadvertently overspend and accumulate debt. Andrew Gilboy, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 If led only by short-term thinking, a nonprofit can easily overspend on programming and underspend on marketing. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2022 But Zaslav emphasized in February that his team would focus on competing in streaming, but not overspend to do so. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2022 The only advice your spirit team has for the month of January is not to overspend. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of overspend was in 1593

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