overextendedadj.
/ˌəʊv(ə)rᵻkˈstɛndᵻd/, /ˌəʊv(ə)rɛkˈstɛndᵻd/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərɪkˈstɛndəd/, /ˈˌoʊvərɛkˈstɛndəd/ Extended too far or to too great a degree. Of a person, company, etc.: having an excessive burden of work, (financial) commitments, etc.
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the world > action or operation > undertaking > [adjective] > having undertaken too much
overextended1866
1866 T. Bridgeman Amer. Gardener's Assistant 204 They need but little pruning..to reduce over-extended branches.
1894 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 8 120 These disasters,..owing to the existence of over-extended credits.., brought about a panic in commercial circles.
1933 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 41 739 The heavy losses to parent banks from the high overhead of operating their overextended security affiliates.
1989 Sport Fishing Dec. 44/2 Another [fish] was lost due to overextended and off-balanced gaffing.
2001 USA Today 22 Jan. 3 b The cyclical upswing allowed many overextended firms to take a breather and prevented liquidation from taking place.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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