overspend
Americanverb (used without object)
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overspends,
present (3rd person singular)
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overspent,
past participle, past
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overspending
present participle
verb (used with object)
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overspends,
present (3rd person singular)
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overspent,
past participle, past
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overspending
present participle
verb
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to spend in excess of (one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated)
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(tr; usually passive) to wear out; exhaust
noun
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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overspendsimple
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overspendssimple
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have overspentperfect
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has overspentperfect
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am overspendingprogressive
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are overspendingprogressive
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is overspendingprogressive
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have been overspendingperfect progressive
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has been overspendingperfect progressive
Past
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overspentsimple
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had overspentperfect
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was overspendingprogressive
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were overspendingprogressive
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had been overspendingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of overspend
Example Sentences
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So companies can overspend on buybacks, continuing to repurchase even when their shares are trading at historically high levels to earnings, cash flow or book value.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
General manager Pat Verbeek had no choice but to overspend on center Leo Carlsson, signing him to a five-year, $90-million contract after the Flyers offered Carlsson the same deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
That way, when you’re out with friends and tempted to overspend, you’re forced to do so with your debit card, which often forces you to think a little more consciously about the dollar amount.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Premier League took action against Leicester for an overspend through to the 2024-25 season.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
I am never called anything but Mollie, except when I overspend my allowance, and mother feels it her duty to scold me.
From The Fortunes of the Farrells by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
That smaller forecast surplus reflects the introduction of fuel supports and additional spending to cover budget overspends, particularly in health.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
He adds that, unlike rivals, Apple doesn’t have a cloud business to sell excess compute if it overspends on AI data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Carmy tends to brush off nearly all of her concepts, making Syd question whether she can find the culinary success that’s long eluded her at the side of a colleague who overspends and overreaches.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025
But by the standards of government overspends, either would be unusually large.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024
If he overspends his money he is bankrupt, and the person who overspends his strength is for the time physically bankrupt.
From A Practical Physiology by Albert F. Blaisdell
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
Or they overspent on infrastructure they couldn’t operationalize and are now cutting to manage cash flow.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 4, 2025
Last year, the council overspent by more than £54m on the "high needs" portion of its Dedicated Schools Grant - money issued by the government to fund education.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
They’re struggling, they’re in debt, they’re broke, they barely made rent, they’ve overspent, they’re asking for help.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2024
His aunt said, “He has overspent his power,” but she had no art to help him.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Mejia cited ongoing revenue shortfalls, liability payouts and departmental overspending as the key reasons for the ballooning budget, which has grown by about 25% over the last four years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Chubb, of Girard, said Muse’s revenue potential would set some investors’ minds at ease following concerns about potential overspending on AI infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Investor concerns about software-sector weakness and artificial-intelligence overspending are retreating, providing a boost to shares of Microsoft.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
But Apple’s “go-slow” strategy comes in handy on days when investor concerns about AI overspending flare up, insulating the stock from downturns that hit the semiconductor space.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
A pattern of overspending has been in place for half a century.
From State of the Union Address by Ronald Reagan
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