overspend
verb
over·spend
ˌō-vər-ˈspend 
overspent
ˌō-vər-ˈspent
; overspending
; overspending
: to spend beyond one's means
overspender
noun
Examples of overspend in a Sentence
The studio clearly overspent on marketing, and the movie was still a flop.
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But City Controller Kenneth Mejia has repeatedly warned Mayor Karen Bass and city council members that the city was overspending vis-à-vis revenues, creating a growing structural deficit.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Most people think that this is too much—that couples are overspending, that venders are overcharging, and that the wedding-industrial complex verges on unethical.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
If one partner tends to overspend, this exercise can provide perspective.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Yet even as some accounts were deep in the black, some agencies were overspending others by wider margins.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Most people think that this is too much—that couples are overspending, that venders are overcharging, and that the wedding-industrial complex verges on unethical.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
If one partner tends to overspend, this exercise can provide perspective.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Yet even as some accounts were deep in the black, some agencies were overspending others by wider margins.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overspend
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“Overspend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overspend. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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