overspending

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noun

The spending of too much money.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of overspend
nounoverspending (usually uncountable, plural overspendings)

plural overspendings

  1. uncountableusuallyThe spending of too much money.

    Towards the very end of the year it has always been found to be impracticable to avoid overspendings, if only temporary, in some programmes and underspendings in others.

    1972, Great Britain. Treasury, Public Expenditure White Papers: Handbook on Methodology (page 15)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
overexpenditure
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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