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单词 overspend
释义

overspend

[ oh-ver-spend ]
/ ˌoʊ vərˈspɛnd /

verb (used without object), o·ver·spent, o·ver·spend·ing.

to spend more than one can afford: Receiving a small inheritance, she began to overspend alarmingly.

verb (used with object), o·ver·spent, o·ver·spend·ing.

to spend in excess of: He was overspending his yearly salary by several thousand dollars.
to spend beyond one's means (used reflexively): When the bills arrived, he realized he had foolishly overspent himself.
to wear out; exhaust.

Origin of overspend

First recorded in 1580–90; over- + spend

Words nearby overspend

overslip, oversold, oversolicitous, oversoul, overspecialization, overspend, overspill, overspin, overspread, overstaff, overstand
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Example sentences from the Web for overspend

  • Or it might make you overspend on cars and helicopters and lead you to early, penniless death.

    Will Winning the Mega Millions Kill You? (Science Says No.)|Kent Sepkowitz|December 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • I am never called anything but Mollie, except when I overspend my allowance, and mother feels it her duty to scold me.

    The Fortunes of the Farrells|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

British Dictionary definitions for overspend

overspend

verb (ˌəʊvəˈspɛnd) -spends, -spending or -spent

to spend in excess of (one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated)
(tr; usually passive) to wear out; exhaust

noun (ˈəʊvəˌspɛnd)

the amount by which someone or something is overspent
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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