cost overrun
cost in excess of that originally estimated or budgeted, especially in a government contract: Additional funds had to be allocated to cover the cost overrun on the new fighter plane.
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How to use cost overrun in a sentence
For years, it has suffered delay after delay, with billions of dollars in cost overruns.
2021 could be a huge year for space. Here’s what’s to come from NASA, Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos. | Christian Davenport | December 30, 2020 | Washington PostNo one who has ever built a house will be surprised by all the things that go wrong in the course of their journey, but the massive expenses do put home cost overruns into perspective.
A journey to the bottom of the oceans — all five of them | Lucinda Robb | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostThe initial contractor quit in mid-September over what it said were $800 million in cost overruns, leaving behind a 16-mile swath of ripped-up roads and mostly dormant construction sites in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.
Maryland board approves $250 million legal deal to complete Purple Line construction | Katherine Shaver | December 16, 2020 | Washington PostIt also resolves the state’s and companies’ lawsuits against each over what the firms had said were $800 million in delay-related cost overruns.
Maryland will pay Purple Line firms $100 million by Dec. 31 under legal settlement | Katherine Shaver | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostHowever, he said, because a monorail wouldn’t require additional right of way or utility relocations, it would have a significantly lower risk of the kinds of cost overruns that have plagued the Purple Line project.
Monorail between Montgomery and Frederick counties would generate billions in economic benefits, study says | Katherine Shaver | October 29, 2020 | Washington Post
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