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单词 overspend
释义
overspend
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈspend/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈspend/
overspent|overspent
tospendmoremoneythan you should:
（使）超支，（使）花钱过多
Thecouncilseemslikelyto overspend thisyear.市政会今年可能会超支。
Thehospitalhas already overspent(on)itsbudget.医院开支已超过了预算。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Paying money
  • advance
  • ante up (something)
  • balance
  • burn a hole insomeone'spocketidiom
  • chargeable
  • co-finance
  • compensate
  • congestion charge
  • cough
  • foot
  • lash
  • pay top dollaridiom
  • payer
  • ransom
  • settle up
  • shortchange
  • sink intosomething
  • spender
  • splash out(something)
  • spring forsomething
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overspending
overspend
noun[S]
UK
uk
/ˈəʊ.və.spend/uk
us
/ˈoʊ.vɚ.spend/us
anamountofextramoneythat isspenton something above theamountthat should have beenspent:
超支，花钱过多
We'reexpectingto have a $5 million(budget)overspend thisyear.今年我们预计会超支500万美元。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Costs & expenses
  • aliment
  • all in
  • blue book value
  • book value
  • carriage
  • carrying charge
  • cash flow
  • entrance fee
  • expenditure
  • fee
  • flat rate
  • gate money
  • purchasing power
  • special offer
  • starting price
  • sticker price
  • sunk cost
  • time is moneyidiom
  • top rate
  • transfer fee
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(Definition ofoverspendfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

overspend| Business English

overspend
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˌəʊvəˈspend/us
overspent|overspent
FINANCE
tospendmoremoneythan you have or more than wasplannedoragreed:
Creditcardsencouragepeopleto overspend, he says.
overspend on sthThecompanyoverspent onitsadvertising.
There arepenaltiesforfederalofficialswhoknowinglyoverspendtheirbudgets.
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underspendverb
overspend
noun[S]
UK
uk
/ˌəʊvəˈspend/us
uk
/ˈəʊvəspend/us
FINANCE
anamountofmoneyspentby anorganizationorpersonthat is more than wasplannedoragreed:
Theauditorexpressedconcernat the council's overspend of €100 million.
an overspend on sthTheorganizationhadattemptedtoconcealahugeoverspend onitsnewheadquarters.
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underspendnoun
(Definition ofoverspendfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoverspend

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Unless a norm or an institutional arrangement in some way compensates for this asymmetry, there will be a bias towards overspending in the public sphere.
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Instead, he takes actions, such as overspending, which hinders his family and is to no avail.
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Recent cases, where health authorities have overspent, have usually stemmed from a failure to properly install and operate such a system.
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However, he can not refuse to dispense a prescription on the grounds that to do so would make himoverspendagainst his budget.
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There was a responsibility to ensure that they did notoverspend, but little authority over what they did with the money that they had.
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On the other hand, they could receive a bonus if they did notoverspendtheir budgets.
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To be sure, accountants from head office might ask rude questions about both deadlines andoverspend.
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They see it as a wonderful way of starting all over again and overspending all over again.
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Hansard archive
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She was very angry about local authorities overspending.
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The answer is that when we are overspending to the extent that we are, no area of public expenditure can be regarded as sacrosanct.
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We remain committed to the principle that overspending against standard spending assessment should come home directly to those who pick up the bill.
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The most significant was overspending by local authorities on current account of some £1·7 billion.
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Year after year here has been overspending, despite the increases in expenditure allocated to defence.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Overspending relates to target spend, so a county can be penalised if it exceeds its budgeted expenditure and its targets.
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What is the logic of trying to pursue an authority for overspending when it is within its expenditure limit?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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