2. Noun. The spending of too much money. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overspending
1. overspend [v] - See also: overspend
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overspending
Literary usage of Overspending
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reallocation: The Role of Budget Institutions by Dirk-Jan Kraan, Joanne Kelly (2005)
"Of course, there are formal barriers against overspending in the current budget
... However, overspending can never be entirely excluded, and in the cases ..."
2. Value for Money: The Hong Kong Budgetary Process by Alvin Rabushka (1976)
"This overspending mirrors the first symptoms of rising prices, which have since
produced a high volume of supplemental requests in the early 1970s. ..."
3. The System of National Finance by Edward Hilton Young Kennett (1915)
"... it is found that some negligence or perhaps some unavoidable mistake has led
a department into overspending itself in a manner unforeseeable perhaps and ..."
4. American Samoa: Inadequate Management & Oversight Contribute to Financial (1993)
"The $2.16 million overrun represented about 64 percent of the Health Department's
total overspending in fiscal year 1990. In a June 1991 financial status ..."
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