over budget
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: beyond the amount of money than had been planned for
The director always goes over budget on his films.
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Total discharges home after treatment, for example, were reported to be up 10 percent over budget and the health system’s average daily census, which indicates the average number of adults in hospital beds each day, was up 9.4 percent compared to the same July-through-February span last year.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Keller has a $35 million shortfall in its general fund and expects to be $9.4 million over budget for the 2025-26 school year unless further cuts are made.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025
But Boeing is at least three years behind schedule in delivering the jets, and the project is more than $2 billion over budget.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
The project was completed in July 2023 — years late and millions of dollars over budget — and up to 200 men were moved in.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Keller has a $35 million shortfall in its general fund and expects to be $9.4 million over budget for the 2025-26 school year unless further cuts are made.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025
But Boeing is at least three years behind schedule in delivering the jets, and the project is more than $2 billion over budget.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
The project was completed in July 2023 — years late and millions of dollars over budget — and up to 200 men were moved in.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Over budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20budget. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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