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

The administration said security concerns and the overstay rate of business, student and tourists visas were among the reasons for a country to make the list.

From BBC

"We've seen visa abuse in the case of legal routes, where people have gone legally and then sought to overstay when their visas weren't extended," Malhotra said.

From BBC

He received a notice to appear that accused him of overstaying his visa, an allegation the government later updated to claim he had re-entered the country without a valid visa following a 2011 trip abroad.

From Salon

Kaddour-Cherif is understood to have entered the UK legally on a visitor's visa in 2019, but overstayed that and was in the initial stages of the deportation process.

From BBC

He is understood to have entered the UK legally on a visitor's visa in 2019, but overstayed that and was in the initial stages of the deportation process.

From BBC