"overfinance" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overfinances [present, singular, third-person], overfinancing [participle, present], overfinanced [participle, past], overfinanced [past]
Etymology: From over- + finance. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|finance}} over- + finance Head templates: {{en-verb}} overfinance (third-person singular simple present overfinances, present participle overfinancing, simple past and past participle overfinanced)
  1. (transitive) To finance too much. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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