overspend

verb

over·​spend ˌō-vər-ˈspend 

overspent ˌō-vər-ˈspent  ; overspending

transitive verb

1

: to spend or use to excess : exhaust

2

: to exceed in expenditure

intransitive verb

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Too often over the holidays there is the urge to overspend, said Rod Griffin, senior director of consumer education and advocacy for Experian. —Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024

Much of this has been driven by studios’ attempts to stop financial losses after overspending to compete with Netflix in the streaming wars. —Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024

However, many people aren’t actually overspending, which is why their budgets feel overly strict. —Nicole Dieker Finley, Vox, 21 Oct. 2024

Nearly half of parents feel pressured to overspend in holiday shopping 03:20 NRF data shows that younger generations of shoppers will even tap secondhand stores for gifts. —Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1