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单词 overbudget
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overbudgetv.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈbʌdʒɪt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈbədʒət/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, budget v.
Etymology: < over- prefix + budget v. Compare slightly earlier over-budgeting n.
intransitive. To budget too generously. Also transitive: to assign too large a budget for (something).
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1933 Times 6 Oct. 11/6 The framers of the League Budget have consistently over-budgeted during the last few years.., the surplus being paid into a fund called capital reserve fund.
1959 Internat. Organization 13 262 There was a strong temptation to ‘overbudget’ in order to meet contingencies which might arise.
1979 Harvard Business Rev. May 115/1 Some managers we interviewed indicated that they always overbudgeted certain operating expenses to provide a contingency fund which could be shifted around if the need arose.
1998 Indianapolis Star 17 Dec. b4/3 ‘I continue to believe your estimates are too high,’ said Rep. Jeffrey Espich, R-Uniondale. ‘You've overbudgeted again.’
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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