overbudget
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of overbudget
From prepositional phrase over budget, erroneously taken as a compound
Example Sentences
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A construction project at the bank that has gone overbudget.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026
Although the city has agreed to cover the first $270 million in debt incurred from the Games if LA28 goes overbudget, Wasserman said organizers don’t intend to come close to the financial backstop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
The stalemate eventually resulted in Ferguson's going into administration and being taken into state ownership in 2019 with the project already about £100m overbudget.
From BBC ● May 13, 2025
News has leaked that he plans to scrap much of an ambitious but overbudget high-speed railway line that was planned to link London and Manchester.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
And there’s a risk that because it’s been so hard, it’s so far behind schedule and overbudget, that we’ll give up.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 18, 2023
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