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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
overspend .
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Examples
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If you think for one monent that the collosal debts of this nation are due to bankers, and not to year-on-year overspends, then you need to get out a little more.
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Let's see – quits her job, overspends what in her budget, deficit spending, lives high on the hog, likes to be known as the "moosinator" – if it walks like a republican, smells like a republican and quacks like a republican – must be a republican.
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The Italian premier came under increased pressure to resign after the boss of carmaker Ferrari said he had lost the ability to push through measures needed to reduce budget overspends.
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"It sounds so terrible, but it's just that I'm not the type of person who overspends."
A Tale of Two Shoppers: Life During the Slowdown Ellen Byron 2011
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• Is this a record of someone who overspends or someone who uses money—and debt—wisely?
Lighten Up Peter Walsh 2011
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It seems this congressionally mandated service overspends every year until funds get tight in the summer.
Why Your Annual Checkup Is Just 13 Minutes Gary Sutton 2010
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He said it had been dogged by "massive overspends, tragic delays, botched construction projects and needless bureaucracy".
School building cuts face legal challenge Jessica Shepherd 2010
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He said more people like Rhee need to stay in place to overhaul an educational system that overspends to protect ineffective teachers through their unions and the politicians who support them.
Rupert Murdoch champions Rhee in public schools reform Cecilia Kang 2010
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It seems this congressionally mandated service overspends every year until funds get tight in the summer.
Why Your Annual Checkup Is Just 13 Minutes Gary Sutton 2010
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That is a problem for a sector that overspends habitually: Goldman Sachs expects about three-quarters of the E&P companies it tracks to generate negative free cash flow next year.
An Earthquake Rattles a Sector of Oil Patch, but Investors Needn't Run Liam Denning 2011
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