Definition of overspend in English:

overspend

verboverspent əʊvəˈspɛndˌoʊvərˈspɛnd

[no object]

Spend more than the expected or allotted amount.
they overspent on the project
with object the department is going to overspend its budget
Example sentencesExamples
- The department has spent 99% of its budget and is expected to overspend by the end of this financial year.
- The hospital has recently lost an NHS star for overspending but its record of care remains intact.
- But last month the Council heard that with the continued level of spending, social services is likely to overspend by £2.3 million this year.
- One way to ensure that you're not overspending on your household budget is to buy competitively priced flat-pack furniture.
- Although we have a winter maintenance budget, if we overspend, the money comes out of the reserves.
- It was hard times for a few years as many companies had overspent and then cut back on spending, he said.
- There have also been forecasts that today's move will be ‘toughened up’ with grim warnings to some local authorities that they could be budget-capped in future years if they overspent.
- Members of Airedale Primary Care Trust Board heard at its last meeting that the Trust is expected to overspend by more than £2 million this financial year.
- Research has shown that poor planning is the demon, with a quarter of families still happily overspending at Christmas and failing to keep to their original budgets.
- Early projections show the department is on course to overspend by £1.3 million unless action is taken.
- Departments of education, planning and transport, resources and social services are all expected to overspend.
- He's run for local office seven times since 1981, generally on a platform of government waste, overspending, corruption, and mismanagement.
- Fostering is also expected to overspend by £1 million, while the amount spent on children in secure accommodation is £800,000 into the red.
- The board was over £1 million overspent at the end of the November 2003, but after a series of cuts to save money has reduced this to an estimated £320,000.
- The district judge's finding that the husband had unreasonably overspent in housing himself was wrong and miscalculated.
- This is despite the fact they failed to take action to stop the Trust overspending by £8 million.
- Administration at Dundee has necessarily been a process of pruning, of ripping out waste and overspending and installing efficiency where previously there was none.
- The council does have fixed budgets for each department, however, a spokesperson pointed out - and if one department overspent, that money would have to come from another department or council reserves.
- Other departments are also expected to overspend by more than £1.5m.
- After six months, the department is on course to overspend by £1.5 million, up £200,000 from September's figure.
Synonyms
squander, waste, misuse, misspend, spend unwisely, throw away, dissipate, make poor use of

noun ˈəʊvəspɛnd

An act of overspending.
Example sentencesExamples
- We've made huge progress, but a forecast overspend is not an acceptable position because there is an absolute requirement that we live within our means.
- The commission looked at a number of projected overspends and was told that four council directorates had put in place moratoriums on spending to control the situation.
- The overspend is being covered using public money from a variety of sources.
- Scottish Enterprise is in something of a crisis as overspends put a strain on its ability to deliver key services.
- The trust is having some terrible financial difficulties and needs to identify up to £7million of savings by the end of this financial year if the worst case scenario of overspends and funding allocations occurs.
- From a very reasonable original cost of eight months ago, we are now facing a huge overspend on the project.
- Schools with overspends pointed to factors outside their control, such as unanticipated drops in pupil numbers.
- With less than three months of the financial year left, the council still has to find savings of £800,000, having already reduced the overspend from £1.8million.
- A long history of wrangling between ministers and Scottish Opera came to a head last year when the Executive refused to increase funding to make up for what it saw as a series of overspends by the company.
- The council's internal investigation into the overspend at Canon Lee School was made public on February 26, following the Bishophill by-election on the previous Thursday.
- We laugh at the huge overspends on the Scottish parliament and on non-working national computer projects but these blunders hit our local pockets directly.
- And the overspend, which would be funded largely by York taxpayers, could be as high as £700,000 by the time the project is completed - and leave the school with a sports hall with less facilities than expected.
- Much of the overspend is due to the fact that the council has responded compassionately to the needs of vulnerable people.
- Various project boards have been set up to examine ways of reducing the overspends.
- We have serious concerns because we know that within the NHS new projects have been started, and when they are being funded they have been discovered to have gross overspends.
- The Labour-run council was attacked by opposition councillors for placing the blame on its staff rather than department overspends.
- Sir - I see we are already into frontline service cuts to deal with overspends in the regeneration division and the ever-growing chief executive's department.
- She also said the trusts could not use the proceeds of any buildings it owns, such as hospitals, to pay off overspends.
- Officers are working on the assumption that those overspends will be cleared.
- We do not want to get a nasty surprise and find all our local government tax bills are going up because of the overspend.

Definition of overspend in US English:

overspend

verbˌōvərˈspendˌoʊvərˈspɛnd

[no object]

Spend more than the expected or allotted amount.
they overspent on the project
with object the department can see that it is going to overspend its budget
Example sentencesExamples
- Administration at Dundee has necessarily been a process of pruning, of ripping out waste and overspending and installing efficiency where previously there was none.
- The hospital has recently lost an NHS star for overspending but its record of care remains intact.
- There have also been forecasts that today's move will be ‘toughened up’ with grim warnings to some local authorities that they could be budget-capped in future years if they overspent.
- The council does have fixed budgets for each department, however, a spokesperson pointed out - and if one department overspent, that money would have to come from another department or council reserves.
- The board was over £1 million overspent at the end of the November 2003, but after a series of cuts to save money has reduced this to an estimated £320,000.
- But last month the Council heard that with the continued level of spending, social services is likely to overspend by £2.3 million this year.
- Departments of education, planning and transport, resources and social services are all expected to overspend.
- Members of Airedale Primary Care Trust Board heard at its last meeting that the Trust is expected to overspend by more than £2 million this financial year.
- The district judge's finding that the husband had unreasonably overspent in housing himself was wrong and miscalculated.
- This is despite the fact they failed to take action to stop the Trust overspending by £8 million.
- Although we have a winter maintenance budget, if we overspend, the money comes out of the reserves.
- After six months, the department is on course to overspend by £1.5 million, up £200,000 from September's figure.
- Other departments are also expected to overspend by more than £1.5m.
- Research has shown that poor planning is the demon, with a quarter of families still happily overspending at Christmas and failing to keep to their original budgets.
- Fostering is also expected to overspend by £1 million, while the amount spent on children in secure accommodation is £800,000 into the red.
- He's run for local office seven times since 1981, generally on a platform of government waste, overspending, corruption, and mismanagement.
- One way to ensure that you're not overspending on your household budget is to buy competitively priced flat-pack furniture.
- It was hard times for a few years as many companies had overspent and then cut back on spending, he said.
- The department has spent 99% of its budget and is expected to overspend by the end of this financial year.
- Early projections show the department is on course to overspend by £1.3 million unless action is taken.
Synonyms
squander, waste, misuse, misspend, spend unwisely, throw away, dissipate, make poor use of

单词	overspend
释义	Definition of overspend in English: overspend verboverspent əʊvəˈspɛndˌoʊvərˈspɛnd [no object] Spend more than the expected or allotted amount. they overspent on the project with object the department is going to overspend its budget Example sentencesExamples The department has spent 99% of its budget and is expected to overspend by the end of this financial year. The hospital has recently lost an NHS star for overspending but its record of care remains intact. But last month the Council heard that with the continued level of spending, social services is likely to overspend by £2.3 million this year. One way to ensure that you're not overspending on your household budget is to buy competitively priced flat-pack furniture. Although we have a winter maintenance budget, if we overspend, the money comes out of the reserves. It was hard times for a few years as many companies had overspent and then cut back on spending, he said. There have also been forecasts that today's move will be ‘toughened up’ with grim warnings to some local authorities that they could be budget-capped in future years if they overspent. Members of Airedale Primary Care Trust Board heard at its last meeting that the Trust is expected to overspend by more than £2 million this financial year. Research has shown that poor planning is the demon, with a quarter of families still happily overspending at Christmas and failing to keep to their original budgets. Early projections show the department is on course to overspend by £1.3 million unless action is taken. Departments of education, planning and transport, resources and social services are all expected to overspend. He's run for local office seven times since 1981, generally on a platform of government waste, overspending, corruption, and mismanagement. Fostering is also expected to overspend by £1 million, while the amount spent on children in secure accommodation is £800,000 into the red. The board was over £1 million overspent at the end of the November 2003, but after a series of cuts to save money has reduced this to an estimated £320,000. The district judge's finding that the husband had unreasonably overspent in housing himself was wrong and miscalculated. This is despite the fact they failed to take action to stop the Trust overspending by £8 million. Administration at Dundee has necessarily been a process of pruning, of ripping out waste and overspending and installing efficiency where previously there was none. The council does have fixed budgets for each department, however, a spokesperson pointed out - and if one department overspent, that money would have to come from another department or council reserves. Other departments are also expected to overspend by more than £1.5m. After six months, the department is on course to overspend by £1.5 million, up £200,000 from September's figure. Synonyms squander, waste, misuse, misspend, spend unwisely, throw away, dissipate, make poor use of noun ˈəʊvəspɛnd An act of overspending. Example sentencesExamples We've made huge progress, but a forecast overspend is not an acceptable position because there is an absolute requirement that we live within our means. The commission looked at a number of projected overspends and was told that four council directorates had put in place moratoriums on spending to control the situation. The overspend is being covered using public money from a variety of sources. Scottish Enterprise is in something of a crisis as overspends put a strain on its ability to deliver key services. The trust is having some terrible financial difficulties and needs to identify up to £7million of savings by the end of this financial year if the worst case scenario of overspends and funding allocations occurs. From a very reasonable original cost of eight months ago, we are now facing a huge overspend on the project. Schools with overspends pointed to factors outside their control, such as unanticipated drops in pupil numbers. With less than three months of the financial year left, the council still has to find savings of £800,000, having already reduced the overspend from £1.8million. A long history of wrangling between ministers and Scottish Opera came to a head last year when the Executive refused to increase funding to make up for what it saw as a series of overspends by the company. The council's internal investigation into the overspend at Canon Lee School was made public on February 26, following the Bishophill by-election on the previous Thursday. We laugh at the huge overspends on the Scottish parliament and on non-working national computer projects but these blunders hit our local pockets directly. And the overspend, which would be funded largely by York taxpayers, could be as high as £700,000 by the time the project is completed - and leave the school with a sports hall with less facilities than expected. Much of the overspend is due to the fact that the council has responded compassionately to the needs of vulnerable people. Various project boards have been set up to examine ways of reducing the overspends. We have serious concerns because we know that within the NHS new projects have been started, and when they are being funded they have been discovered to have gross overspends. The Labour-run council was attacked by opposition councillors for placing the blame on its staff rather than department overspends. Sir - I see we are already into frontline service cuts to deal with overspends in the regeneration division and the ever-growing chief executive's department. She also said the trusts could not use the proceeds of any buildings it owns, such as hospitals, to pay off overspends. Officers are working on the assumption that those overspends will be cleared. We do not want to get a nasty surprise and find all our local government tax bills are going up because of the overspend. Definition of overspend in US English: overspend verbˌōvərˈspendˌoʊvərˈspɛnd [no object] Spend more than the expected or allotted amount. they overspent on the project with object the department can see that it is going to overspend its budget Example sentencesExamples Administration at Dundee has necessarily been a process of pruning, of ripping out waste and overspending and installing efficiency where previously there was none. The hospital has recently lost an NHS star for overspending but its record of care remains intact. There have also been forecasts that today's move will be ‘toughened up’ with grim warnings to some local authorities that they could be budget-capped in future years if they overspent. The council does have fixed budgets for each department, however, a spokesperson pointed out - and if one department overspent, that money would have to come from another department or council reserves. The board was over £1 million overspent at the end of the November 2003, but after a series of cuts to save money has reduced this to an estimated £320,000. But last month the Council heard that with the continued level of spending, social services is likely to overspend by £2.3 million this year. Departments of education, planning and transport, resources and social services are all expected to overspend. Members of Airedale Primary Care Trust Board heard at its last meeting that the Trust is expected to overspend by more than £2 million this financial year. The district judge's finding that the husband had unreasonably overspent in housing himself was wrong and miscalculated. This is despite the fact they failed to take action to stop the Trust overspending by £8 million. Although we have a winter maintenance budget, if we overspend, the money comes out of the reserves. After six months, the department is on course to overspend by £1.5 million, up £200,000 from September's figure. Other departments are also expected to overspend by more than £1.5m. Research has shown that poor planning is the demon, with a quarter of families still happily overspending at Christmas and failing to keep to their original budgets. Fostering is also expected to overspend by £1 million, while the amount spent on children in secure accommodation is £800,000 into the red. He's run for local office seven times since 1981, generally on a platform of government waste, overspending, corruption, and mismanagement. One way to ensure that you're not overspending on your household budget is to buy competitively priced flat-pack furniture. It was hard times for a few years as many companies had overspent and then cut back on spending, he said. The department has spent 99% of its budget and is expected to overspend by the end of this financial year. Early projections show the department is on course to overspend by £1.3 million unless action is taken. Synonyms squander, waste, misuse, misspend, spend unwisely, throw away, dissipate, make poor use of
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