overspend

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The amount by which someone or something is overspent.
    — Whether an underspend or overspend is significant depends upon the size of the budget. A £1,000 overspend on an £8,000 drugs budget is very significant, but a £1,000 overspend may not be significant on a £300,000 ward budget.
动词 v.
  1. To spend too much money; especially, to spend more than one earns.
    — To get out of debt, first keep a budget and be careful not to overspend.

词形变化

overspends present,singular,third-person overspending participle,present overspent participle,past overspent past overspends plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English spend
English overspend
From over- + spend.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English spend
English overspend
From over- + spend.
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