overspending

/ˌoʊvərˈspɛndɪŋ/

excessive spending

She realized her overspending had led to significant credit card debt.

Excessive spending caused her to accumulate debt.

Finance

informal

The act of spending more money than one can afford or budget for.

Overspending during the holiday season often leads to financial stress in January.

Excessive holiday spending causes financial difficulties later.

Common in personal finance discussions and budgeting advice.

Business

formal

Exceeding a planned or allocated budget due to unchecked expenditures.

The company's overspending on marketing campaigns resulted in a quarterly loss.

Excessive marketing expenses led to financial losses.

Used in corporate financial reports and management discussions.

Collocations

overspending onexcessive spending in a specific areacontrol overspendinglimit excessive expenditures

spending more than one earns

reduce expenditures

Track your expenses and set a monthly budget to prevent overspending.

Always allocate funds for savings before discretionary spending to avoid overspending.

Derived from the prefix 'over-' (excessive) and 'spending' (expending money).

Often used in financial advice to describe harmful spending habits.

over

excessive

prefix

spending

the act of expending money

root

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