Overspend

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

Verb
  1. 1
    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. 2
    spend at a high rate wordnet
  3. 3
    spend more than available of (a budget) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
be hadcarry too farexaggerateexhaustgo overboardgo to extremes

Example

More examples

"When you travel abroad, you start to feel very expansive, and it's easy to overspend in a mood like that."

Etymology

From over- + spend.

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