overspend

/ˈoʊvərˌspɛnd/
/əʊvəˈspɛnd/
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Other forms: overspending; overspent; overspends

Definitions of overspend
  1. verb
    spend more than available of (a budget)
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    antonyms:
    underspend
    spend less than the whole of (a budget, for example)
    type of:
    spend
    spend completely
  2. verb
    spend at a high rate
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    antonyms:
    underspend
    spend at less than the normal rate
    type of:
    consume, squander, ware, waste
    spend extravagantly
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