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overfunding

British

/ ˈəʊvəˌfʌndɪŋ /

noun

(in Britain) a government policy in which it sells more of its securities than would be required to finance public spending, with the object of absorbing surplus funds to curb inflation

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A lot of people are overfunding retirement and underfunding everything else.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

"Many parents and grandparents are worried about overfunding their 529 plans," said Mitchell Kraus, a financial planner in Santa Monica, California.

From Reuters • Mar. 14, 2023

In fact, overfunding an already struggling department only contributes to the development of shoddy products.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2022

Despite the state’s outsize benefit from defense investments, Smith is a proven watchdog against overfunding.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2022

What does overfunding mean to a project of that small scale?

From Forbes • Aug. 6, 2014

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