Verb: overspend (overspent) ,ow-vu(r)'spend
- Spend more than available of (a budget)
"The project manager overspent the allocated budget by 20%"; "The government overspent on defence this year"
- Spend at a high rate
"The tourists overspent on souvenirs"; "He tends to overspend when he goes shopping"
Derived forms: overspent, overspends, overspending
Type of: consume, spend, squander, ware [archaic], waste
Antonym: underspend