overspend
verb (used without object)
to spend more than one can afford.
had overspent
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past perfectof overspend.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Nicholas Bacon KC for the claimants told the court the group took out insurance cover in the sum of £16.2m, and that ANL had "overspent what they'd told us they'd actually spent".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Stocks sold off rapidly on worries that U.S. companies had overspent, but bounced back and continued climbing later in the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
That comes at a cost, with Bridgend's social services cabinet member Jane Gebbie saying children's services had overspent by £7.5m this year alone.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2023
The fund has made multiple emergency requests for donations as it continues to draw down on its reserves, she added, and by October the fund had overspent its annual budget by $50,000.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2021
Paustian and Augustyn found that the chief had overspent her staffing budget on all the new investigations, and they ordered a cutback in officers’ hours.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2021
