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Verb: overspend (overspent)  ,ow-vu(r)'spend
  1. Spend more than available of (a budget)
     
  2. Spend at a high rate

Derived forms: overspending, overspends, overspent

Type of: consume, spend, squander, ware [archaic], waste

Antonym: underspend

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