Antonyms for overspending
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : oh-ver-spend |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈspɛnd |
Definition of overspending
Origin :- 1610s, "to wear out," from over- + spend. Meaning "to spend more than is necessary" is attested from 1857. Related: Overspent; overspending.
- As in extravagancy : noun excess
- As in prodigality : noun extravagance
- As in profligacy : noun extravagance
- As in wastefulness : noun extravagance
- As in deficit spending : noun spending in excess of revenue or income
- As in extravagance : noun indulgence; waste
- A pattern of overspending has been in place for half a century.
- Extract from : « Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 » by Various
Synonyms for overspending
- absurdity
- amenity
- budget deficit
- compensatory spending
- debt
- debt explosion
- deficit financing
- dissipation
- exaggeration
- excess
- excessiveness
- exorbitance
- expenditure
- extravagance
- extravagancy
- extravagantness
- folly
- frill
- icing on the cake
- immoderation
- improvidence
- in the red
- inordinateness
- lavishness
- luxury
- megadebt
- negative cash flow
- no assets
- outrageousness
- overabundance
- overdoing
- overindulgence
- overplus
- overspending
- paying out in excess of income
- plethora
- preposterousness
- prodigality
- profligacy
- profuseness
- profusion
- pump priming
- recklessness
- squander
- squandering
- superabundance
- superfluity
- superfluousness
- surfeit
- unreasonableness
- unrestraint
- unthrift
- waste
- wastefulness
- wildness
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