overstay

American  

[oh-ver-stey] / ˌoʊ vərˈsteɪ /

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.

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overstay British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of overstay

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

Example Sentences

It urged Indonesians leaving scam sites to report to the embassy, which could assist them with securing travel documents and overstay fine waivers in order to return home.

From Barron's

Shortly after Museveni took power in 1986, ending years of bloodshed and chaos under tyrannical rulers, the young president mused that leaders overstaying their welcome lay at the heart of Africa's problems.

From Barron's

Westwood Holdings Group raised $300 million to buy stakes in private-equity funds invested in oil and gas assets, seeking to capitalize on investor desire to cash out energy bets that have overstayed their welcome.

From The Wall Street Journal

Museveni had said, in a 1986 collection of writing: "The problem of Africa in general, and Uganda in particular, is not the people but leaders who want to overstay in power."

From BBC

Shortly after Museveni took power in 1986, ending years of bloodshed and chaos under murderous tyrants, the young president mused that leaders overstaying their welcome lay at the heart of Africa's problems.

From Barron's