Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense overspends, present participle overspending, past tense, past participle overspentpronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (oʊvəʳspend). The noun is pronounced (oʊvəʳspend).
1. verb
If you overspend, you spend more money than you can afford to.
Don't overspend on your home and expect to get the money back when you sell. [VERB + on]
I overspent by £1 on your shopping so I'm afraid you owe me. [VERB + by]
He argued that local councils which overspend should be forced to face fresh elections. [VERB]
2. countable noun [usually singular]
If an organization or business has an overspend, it spends more money than was planned or allowed in its budget.
[British, business]
Efforts are under way to avoid a £800,000 overspend.
regional note: in AM, use overrun
overspend in British English
verb (ˌəʊvəˈspɛnd)Word forms: -spends, -spending or -spent
1.
to spend in excess of (one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated)
2. (tr; usually passive)
to wear out; exhaust
noun (ˈəʊvəˌspɛnd)
3.
the amount by which someone or something is overspent
overspend in American English
(ˌoʊvərˈspɛnd; ˈoʊvərˌspɛnd)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌoverˈspent or ˌoverˈspending
1. Rare
to use till worn out; exhaust
2.
to spend more than
verb intransitive
3.
to spend more than one can afford
Examples of 'overspend' in a sentence
overspend
The increase in overspend since last year is shocking.
The Sun (2016)
Some fear that the crunch point could come sooner as a third of hospitals are overspending already.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Hospitals are already heading for a 2 billion overspend this year.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Two thirds of hospitals are overspending, the figures show.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Food, drink and merchandise are very pricey on site so to avoid overspending set a budget for each day and stick to it.
The Sun (2013)
For clubs like us, the budgets have to be managed very carefully but we have still managed to overspend our budget in most seasons.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This will rise to 370 a year under the projected 2 billion overspend.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Hospitals have been overspending for decades with no one to say: 'No.
The Sun (2006)
Hospitals are overspending on agency doctors by about 3million a week, according to the figures.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This is up more than 500 million on last year 's overspend and has been blamed on huge growth in the health service.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
overspend
British English: overspend VERB
If you overspend, you spend more money than you can afford to.
Don't overspend on your home and expect to get the money back when you sell.
American English: overspend
Brazilian Portuguese: gastar demais
Chinese: 花钱过多
European Spanish: gastar más de la cuenta
French: trop dépenser
German: zu viel ausgeben
Italian: spendere troppo
Japanese: 金を使いすぎる
Korean: 지나치게 돈을 쓰다
European Portuguese: gastar de mais
Latin American Spanish: gastar más de la cuenta
Chinese translation of 'overspend'
overspend
(əuvəˈspɛnd)
Word forms:ptppoverspent
vi
超支 (chāozhī)
we have overspent by 5,000 dollars我们(們)超支了5000美元 (wǒmen chāozhīle wǔqiān měiyuán)