overspend

overspend
Synonyms and related words:
be had, carry too far, exaggerate, exhaust, go overboard, go to extremes, go too far, know no bounds, overact, overcarry, overdevelop, overdo, overdraw, overdrive, overelaborate, overemphasize, overexercise, overexert, overexpend, overindulge, overlabor, overpay, overplay, overreact, overstrain, overstress, overstudy, overtask, overtax, overtrain, overuse, overwork, pass all bounds, pay, pay dearly, pay exorbitantly, pay too much, protest too much

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • overspend — o‧ver‧spend [ˌoʊvəˈspend ǁ ˌoʊvər ] verb overspent PTandPP [ ˈspent] [intransitive] to spend more than you can afford or more than you intended: overspend by • Health authorities, which overspent by more than £300 million last year, must balance… …   Financial and business terms

  • overspend — index dissipate (expend foolishly), overdraw Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • overspend — (v.) 1610s, to wear out, from OVER (Cf. over) + SPEND (Cf. spend). Meaning to spend more than is necessary is attested from 1857. Related: Overspent; overspending …   Etymology dictionary

  • overspend — ► VERB (past and past part. overspent) ▪ spend too much …   English terms dictionary

  • overspend — [ō΄vər spend′, ō′vər spend΄] vt. overspent, overspending 1. Rare to use till worn out; exhaust 2. to spend more than vi. to spend more than one can afford …   English World dictionary

  • overspend — overspends, overspending, overspent (The verb is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)spe̱nd[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)spend[/t]].) 1) VERB If you overspend, you spend more money than you can afford to. [V on n] Don t overspend on your home and… …   English dictionary

  • overspend — verb past tense and past participle overspent, (I) to spend more money than you can afford: Credit cards have encouraged people to overspend. overspend noun (C): an overspend of 200,000 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • overspend — o|ver|spend [ˌəuvəˈspend US ˌouvər ] v past tense and past participle overspent [ ˈspent] [I and T] to spend more money than you can afford ▪ The hospital has overspent its budget by £70,000. >overspend [ˈəuvəspend US ˈouvər ] n ▪ an overspend …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • overspend — I UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈspend] / US [ˌoʊvərˈspend] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms overspend : present tense I/you/we/they overspend he/she/it overspends present participle overspending past tense overspent UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈspent] / US… …   English dictionary

  • overspend — /oh veuhr spend /, v., overspent, overspending. v.i. 1. to spend more than one can afford: Receiving a small inheritance, she began to overspend alarmingly. v.t. 2. to spend in excess of: He was overspending his yearly salary by several thousand… …   Universalium

  • overspend — verb 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 …   Wiktionary

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