overstay

[oh-ver-stey]

verb (used with object)

1. to stay beyond the time, limit, or duration of; outstay.

   to overstay one's welcome.

2. Finance.,  to remain in (the market) beyond the point where a sale would have yielded the greatest profit.

overstay

/ ˌəʊvəˈsteɪ /

verb

1. to stay beyond the time, limit, or duration of

2. finance to delay a transaction in (a market) until after the point at which the maximum profit would have been made

3. to stay in New Zealand beyond (the period sanctioned by the immigration authorities or the period of a visitor's permit)

4. to stay (at a party, on a visit, etc), longer than pleases the host or hostess

Word History and Origins

Origin of overstay¹

First recorded in 1640–50; over- + stay ¹

Example Sentences

The border-check system will allow authorities to know when people entered and exited a country, with the goal of better detecting anyone overstaying and people refused entry.

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The border-check system will allow authorities to know when people entered and exited a country, in the belief that it will help better detect anyone overstaying and people refused entry.

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In cases involving married couples, Gondim said, there’s an automatic forgiveness for overstaying a visa, relief that Marques May would’ve been eligible for.

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Immigration agents have arrested the superintendent of the largest school district in the US state of Iowa, accusing him of overstaying his student visa.

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Soon, he was in handcuffs, arrested for overstaying a tourist visa.

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