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overspend

 
Dictionary: o·ver·spend   (ō'vər-spĕnd') pronunciation


v., -spent (-spĕnt'), -spend·ing, -spends.

v.intr.
To spend more than is prudent or necessary.

v.tr.
  1. To spend in excess of: overspend one's income.
  2. To tire out; exhaust: was overspent with toil.
overspender o'ver·spend'er n.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: spend more than available of (a budget, for example)
  Antonym: underspend (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: spend at a high rate
  Antonym: underspend (meaning #2)


Translations: Overspend
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - bruge for mange penge
v. tr. - bruge for meget (af sin inkomst)
n. - det beløb hvormed budgettet er overskredet, det at bruge for mange penge

Nederlands (Dutch)
te veel uitgeven, meer uitgeven dan begroot, het te veel uitgeven, te veel uitgegeven bedrag

Français (French)
v. intr. - trop dépenser
v. tr. - dépasser
n. - dépassement budgétaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - zu hohe Ausgaben
v. - zuviel ausgeben, überschreiten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπερβολικό έξοδο
v. - παραξοδεύω/-ομαι, υπερβαίνω τον προϋπολογισμό

Italiano (Italian)
spesa eccessiva, spendere eccessivamente

Português (Portuguese)
v. - gastar demais, exaurir, malbaratar

Русский (Russian)
тратить не по средствам, чрезмерная трата

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - gastar demasiado o más de la cuenta, gastar más de lo presupuestado
v. tr. - gastar demasiado o más de la cuenta, gastar más de lo presupuestado
n. - gasto excesivo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - överskridande, överdrag
v. - överskrida, ge ut mer än, överskrida sina tillgångar, slösa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
花钱过多, 超支, 花费超出, 超支额

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 花錢過多, 超支
v. tr. - 超支, 花費超出
n. - 超支, 超支額

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 분수에 넘치게 돈을 쓰다
v. tr. - 낭비하다
n. - 낭비

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 以上につかう
n. - 浪費

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الإصراف (فعل) ينفق أكثر مما تسمح له موارده‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮חרג מהתקציב, בזבז יותר מדי‬
v. tr. - ‮הוציא יותר מ-, בזבז יותר מדי‬
n. - ‮חריגה מהתקציב‬


 
 

 

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