Definitions for overspendˌoʊ vərˈspɛnd

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o•ver•spendˌoʊ vərˈspɛnd(v.)-spent, -spend•ing.

  1. (v.i.)to spend more than one can afford.

  2. (v.t.)to spend in excess of:

    to overspend one's salary.

  3. to wear out; exhaust.

Origin of overspend:

1580–90

Princeton's WordNet

  1. overspend(verb)

    spend more than available of (a budget)

  2. overspend(verb)

    spend at a high rate

Wiktionary

  1. 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.


Translations for overspend

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

overspend(verb)

to spend too much money

He overspent on his new house.

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