overspending

verb

Definition of overspendingnext
present participle of overspend
as in spending

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  1. spending
  2. depleting
  3. consuming
  4. squandering
Verb
  • As a result, businesses have gone through a rollercoaster ride, continuously spending on marketing efforts that ultimately fail.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • After spending the holidays struggling with someone’s dull knife set, get them a gift card to get their knives sharpened ($5 a knife).
    Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of spending
Verb
  • However, the country’s oil is fast depleting and even optimistic estimates suggest that the most lucrative reserves will be depleted within the next 30 years.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The constant influx of alarming headlines keeps us glued to our screens, fueling anxiety and depleting our mental energy.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of depleting
Verb
  • Health officials in California's Marin County said the child experienced fever and vomiting after drinking the unpasteurized milk and warned others against consuming any raw milk products.
    Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • At its peak, the wildfire that ignited Monday expanded at an alarming rate, consuming an area larger than five football fields per minute and destroying at least seven structures.
    Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of consuming
Verb
  • After squandering a 13-point lead, the Chiefs managed to squeak by the Las Vegas Raiders, 19-17, on Black Friday.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
  • But this week, against one of the best red-zone teams in the nation, USC won’t be able to get away with squandering such golden opportunities.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of squandering
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