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Variant of overspend

overspend Definition

over·spend (ō′vər spend′, ō′vər spend′)

transitive verb overspent -·spent′, overspending -·spend′·ing

  1. Rare to use till worn out; exhaust
  2. to spend more than

intransitive verb

to spend more than one can afford
overspending Usage Examples

Object

  • allocation: As no risk assessment procedures are established there is a danger of overspending the funding allocations which would affect overall College financial management.

Preposition: on

  • project: Overspending on capital projects will need to be subject to a separate report and will require equivalent funding to be identified.

Preposition: at

  • end: The plans aim to fit health services to the level of funding available, to avoid overspending at the end of the year.

Infinitive complement

  • meet: The Labor Government's obsession with targets has directly led to PCTs overspending to meet them.

Preposition: in

  • NHS: We believe that local mental health services are being targeted to relieve overspending elsewhere in the NHS.