over stay
vərˈsteɪ verb (used with object)
1.
to stay beyond the time, limit, or duration of; outstay: to overstay one's welcome.
2.
Finance. to remain in (the market) beyond the point where a sale would have yielded the greatest profit.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to stay beyond the time, limit, or duration of |
| 2. | finance to delay a transaction in (a market) until after the point at which the maximum profit would have been made |
| 3. | (NZ) to stay in New Zealand beyond (the period sanctioned by the immigration authorities or the period of a visitor's permit) |
| 4. | overstay one's welcome, outstay one's welcome to stay (at a party, on a visit, etc), longer than pleases the host or hostess |
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Over stay
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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