overspend

/ˌəʊ.vəˈspend/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌoʊ.vɚˈspend/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌō-vər-ˈspend/ (ame, mw) · /ˈəʊvəspend/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈəʊvərspend/ (ame, ipa)

overspend — verb

  • overspendpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • overspends3rd person singular
  • overspending-ing form
  • overspendedpast simple

1. to use more money than your budget, plan, or income can support

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to use more money than your budget, plan, or income can support

例句

Lien overspent on school clothes and had to skip the class trip.

overspend on + thing

Joshua overspent during the festival and borrowed bus fare from his sister.

overspend during + event

同義詞
  • splurge

    often suggests treating yourself, while overspend focuses on going past a limit

  • overbuy

    focuses on buying too many things, not only on the money

  • waste

    suggests poor value or bad use, not simply going over budget

反義詞
  • save

    to keep money instead of using too much of it

  • budget

    as a verb, to plan spending so it stays within a limit

文法句型

overspend on + [thing]

overspend by + [amount]

overspend during + [period/event]

用法筆記

Often used without a direct object when the focus is the total amount. Use overspend on + thing for the area, and overspend by + amount for how far above the limit you went.

常見錯誤

❌I overspent groceries for the party.
✅I overspent on groceries for the party.
💡Use 'on' before the thing that took too much money.
❌We overspent the budget by two thousand dollars.
✅We overspent by two thousand dollars.
💡'By + amount' shows the extra money over the limit.

overspend — noun