On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Overspend. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as underspend or spend and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Overspend meaning
To spend too much money; especially, to spend more than one earns.
Using Overspend
- The main meaning on this page is: To spend too much money; especially, to spend more than one earns.
- Useful related words include: underspend, spend, consume, squander.
- In the example corpus, overspend often appears in combinations such as: to overspend, the overspend, overspend on.
Context around Overspend
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Overspend
- In this selection, "overspend" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sometimes, 17m, financial and running stand out and add context to how "overspend" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a 6m overspend on housing and a financial overspend running to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "overspend" sits close to words such as abington, acura and adt, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with overspend
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bucks Council set to overspend its budget by £8. (9 words)
These cards can carry limits to ensure staff do not overspend on overseas trips. (14 words)
Bereavement services had partially mitigated its overspend, but it still had £450,000 to resolve. (15 words)
Councillor Baker updated the executive earlier this month saying: “This report is brought here because of the serious nature of the overspend we’ll see this year, that’s £8.8m of extra reserves predicted to be spent above our contingency. (41 words)
But they also overspend more than men, with 71% of women who set some type of budget before shopping for fashion items saying that they at least sometimes overspend their budgets, versus 65% of men. (35 words)
The head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service has warned that Stormont departments had of what they can do to manage budget pressures this year and another overspend is looming. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
But they also overspend more than men, with 71% of women who set some type of budget before shopping for fashion items saying that they at least sometimes overspend their budgets, versus 65% of men.
Bucks Council set to overspend its budget by £8.
Councillor Baker updated the executive earlier this month saying: “This report is brought here because of the serious nature of the overspend we’ll see this year, that’s £8.8m of extra reserves predicted to be spent above our contingency.
Councillor Shanker said: “I know our council officers and departments are working hard to mitigate the overspend this year.
Forecasts to the end of the financial year in April 2024 suggest children’s services could be 4.3% above budget with an overspend of £3.3m.
However, the Magpies' hierarchy have repeatedly stressed caution with regards to FFP and their reluctance to overspend on any deals.
It is also welcome that some flexibility has been secured on the overspend from last year.
Medway Council confirmed on Tuesday that it would be cancelling its annual switch-on and light displays due to a projected £17m overspend in its budget.
One way Canadians can ensure they don’t overspend during the holidays is to be realistic about their budget, Terrell said.
Overall, Stormont departments are on course for an overspend of £450m this year, according to the senior official in the Department of Finance.
The head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service has warned that Stormont departments had of what they can do to manage budget pressures this year and another overspend is looming.
These cards can carry limits to ensure staff do not overspend on overseas trips.
They have taken the reins at a time when Stormont is facing a financial overspend running to hundreds of millions of pounds.
Whether you are splitting the bill or paying for everything, times are hard and you don’t want to overspend.
Ab Iago said Gwynedd had a £6m overspend on housing homeless people, while 3,600 people were on waiting lists for social housing.
A comparison of 28 London boroughs’ budgets earlier this year showed that Lewisham had the third highest overspend in the first quarter of 2024/25.
And he’s willing to spend the money — and possibly overspend — to continue Meta’s AI advancements.
As for the bean counters, somebody needs to make sure these companies don’t overspend and go bankrupt again.
Bereavement services had partially mitigated its overspend, but it still had £450,000 to resolve.
Explaining how they do have a number of projects together, Lisa insisted the duo didn't overspend their time in work together.
Common combinations with overspend
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to overspend 10×
- the overspend 6×
- overspend on 6×
- overspend and 6×
- overspend to 5×
- overspend in 5×
- don overspend 5×
- overspend their 4×
- an overspend 3×
- overspend by 3×