Overspending

noun, verb

noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The spending of too much money. uncountable, usually

    "Towards the very end of the year it has always been found to be impracticable to avoid overspendings, if only temporary, in some programmes and underspendings in others."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of overspend form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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overexpenditure

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"Are you sure you're not overspending?"

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