overspend
overspend Lexical Profile
overspend Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To spend more money than one can afford or than has been allocated in a budget.
"It is easy to overspend during the holiday season if you do not track your purchases carefully."
To exhaust or wear out by excessive effort or expenditure of energy (now chiefly in the past participle).
"Having overspent his strength in the opening miles of the marathon, the runner struggled to finish."
• noun
British An instance of spending more money than has been budgeted or allocated, or the amount by which expenditure exceeds a budget.
"The municipal audit revealed a significant overspend on the infrastructure project."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Recorded in Middle English from the 14th century, formed from the prefix 'over-' and 'spend' (from Old English 'spendan', ultimately from Medieval Latin 'expendere', meaning 'to weigh out or pay').