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oversow |
overspan |
overspeak |
overspecialise |
overspecialize |
overspend
| overspill
| overspin
| overspread
| overspring
| overstand
overspend
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb overspend has 2 senses
- overspend(v = verb.possession) Array - spend more than available of (a budget); Array is one way to spend
- overspend(v = verb.possession) Array - spend at a high rate; Array is one way to consume, squander, ware, waste
Antonym: underspend
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym: underspend
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
OXFORD DICTIONARY
overspend, v. (past and past part. -spent)
1 intr. & refl. spend too much.
2 tr. spend more than (a specified amount).
1 intr. & refl. spend too much.
2 tr. spend more than (a specified amount).
THESAURUS
overspend
be had, carry too far, exaggerate, exhaust, go overboard, go to extremes, go too far, know no bounds, overact, overcarry, overdevelop, overdo, overdraw, overdrive, overelaborate, overemphasize, overexercise, overexert, overexpend, overindulge, overlabor, overpay, overplay, overreact, overstrain, overstress, overstudy, overtask, overtax, overtrain, overuse, overwork, pass all bounds, pay, pay dearly, pay exorbitantly, pay too much, protest too much
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