overspend

[oh-ver-spend]

verb (used without object)

overspent, overspending 

1. to spend more than one can afford.

   Receiving a small inheritance, she began to overspend alarmingly.

verb (used with object)

overspent, overspending 

1. to spend in excess of.

   He was overspending his yearly salary by several thousand dollars.

2. to spend beyond one's means (used reflexively).

   When the bills arrived, he realized he had foolishly overspent himself.

3. to wear out; exhaust.

overspend

verb

1. to spend in excess of (one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated)

2. (tr; usually passive) to wear out; exhaust

noun

1. the amount by which someone or something is overspent

Word History and Origins

Origin of overspend¹

First recorded in 1580–90; over- + spend

Example Sentences

The council currently has a projected overspend of some £28m in this year's finances, with more than £100m in savings to find over the following two years.

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"I feel more secure in what I'm buying and it does give me a bit of a prompt to make sure I'm not overspending on my tap-and-go," he said.

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For many clubs, their academies are both a sporting foundation and a financial safeguard, ensuring competitiveness without overspending.

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He likened the global situation to a family overspending and drawing down their savings accounts.

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The Premier League's financial rules are designed to promote financial stability by preventing overspending, in the hope this stops clubs collapsing.

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