overspend

[ oh-ver-spend ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

, o·ver·spent, o·ver·spend·ing.

to spend more than one can afford:
Receiving a small inheritance, she began to overspend alarmingly.

, o·ver·spent, o·ver·spend·ing.

to spend in excess of:
He was overspending his yearly salary by several thousand dollars.
to spend beyond one's means (used reflexively):
When the bills arrived, he realized he had foolishly overspent himself.
to wear out; exhaust.

overspend

First recorded in 1580–90; over- + spend

Or it might make you overspend on cars and helicopters and lead you to early, penniless death.

"Thou shalt not overspend" is rapidly becoming a tenet of the evangelical belief system, rivaling social issues like gay marriage.

I am never called anything but Mollie, except when I overspend my allowance, and mother feels it her duty to scold me.

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