overspend
verb [I or T] /ˌəʊ.vəˈspend/
/ˌoʊ.vɚ-/ (overspent, overspent)Definition
› to spend more money than you should: The council seems likely to overspend this year. The hospital has already overspent (on) its drugs budget.Paying and spending money overspending /-ˈspen.dɪŋ/ noun [U] Paying and spending money
(Definition of overspend verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- contributory adjective
- defray verb
- discharge noun (PERFORMANCE)
- make sth/it worth your while idiom
- match sth pound for pound idiom
- means noun (MONEY)
- money doesn't grow on trees idiom
- overpay verb
- pay (sth) out phrasal verb
- pay verb (BUY)
- payable adjective
- payee noun
- pump-priming noun
- run to sth phrasal verb (MONEY)
- self-financing adjective
- settle verb (PAY)
- shortchange verb
- spender noun
- stand verb (BUY)
- tip verb (PAYMENT)
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