overspend
verb
over·spend
ˌō-vər-ˈspend 
overspent
ˌō-vər-ˈspent
; overspending
; overspending
: 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.
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California is facing an additional $12-billion state budget shortfall next year, a deficit largely caused by overspending that Gov. Gavin Newsom said was made worse by President Trump’s federal tariff policy.
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Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Complicating matters was the fact that after being burned by overspending for projects and packages at festivals in the past, tech giants like Apple and Amazon have instead concentrated on producing in-house content.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 13 May 2025
For example, brands that put their entire budget to support Prime Day on the day itself will likely lead to overspending and subsidizing demand that is already there.
—Greg Dolan, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
And even with state agencies struggling with hundreds of millions of dollars in likely overspending this fiscal year, Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget office still projects yet another cushion of $1.7 billion to $1.8 billion.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
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Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Complicating matters was the fact that after being burned by overspending for projects and packages at festivals in the past, tech giants like Apple and Amazon have instead concentrated on producing in-house content.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 13 May 2025
For example, brands that put their entire budget to support Prime Day on the day itself will likely lead to overspending and subsidizing demand that is already there.
—Greg Dolan, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
And even with state agencies struggling with hundreds of millions of dollars in likely overspending this fiscal year, Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget office still projects yet another cushion of $1.7 billion to $1.8 billion.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Overspend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overspend. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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