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

Wisconsin is on track to overspend its Medicaid budget by $213 million by the end of the current budget cycle, state DHS Secretary-designee Kirsten Johnson wrote in a letter to state lawmakers at the end of December. —Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026

The dashboards for all three agencies, which presented data through November, show that the Police and Fire Departments are on track to overspend their overtime budgets for the fiscal year. —Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026

The Catalans are still overspending on wages, and were only able to bring in Joao Cancelo thanks to Andreas Christensen’s injury. —Pol Ballús, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

Palm Beach County’s administrator is calling upon the state chief financial officer to give answers about claims that county officials overspent hundreds of millions of dollars last year. —Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for overspend

• apprehend
• comprehend
• condescend
• dividend
• recommend
• resuspend
• amend
• append
• ascend
• attend
• backend
• befriend