"overspend" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overspends [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛnd Etymology: over- + spend Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|spend}} over- + spend Head templates: {{en-noun}} overspend (plural overspends)
  1. The amount by which someone or something is overspent. Translations (amount overspent): преразход (prerazhod) [masculine] (Bulgarian), overuitgave [feminine] (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-overspend-en-noun-RS5OrLjw Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 47 53

Verb

Forms: overspends [present, singular, third-person], overspending [participle, present], overspent [participle, past], overspent [past]
Rhymes: -ɛnd Etymology: over- + spend Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|spend}} over- + spend Head templates: {{en-verb|overspends|overspending|overspent}} overspend (third-person singular simple present overspends, present participle overspending, simple past and past participle overspent)
  1. To spend too much money; especially, to spend more than one earns.
    Sense id: en-overspend-en-verb-m5~74F~q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 47 53

Inflected forms

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