overspend
UK [ˌəʊ.və'spend] US [ˌoʊ.vɚ-] (overspent, overspent)
verb intransitive or transitive
■to (cause to) spend more money than you should （使）超支；（使）花钱过多•The council seems likely to overspend this year.市政会今年可能会超支。 •The hospital has already overspent (on) its drugs budget.医院在药品开支上已超过预算。
UK [ˌəʊ.və'spend] US [ˌoʊ.vɚ-] (overspent, overspent)
noun only singular UK [ˈəʊ.və.spend/US [ˈoʊ.və˞-/ UK an amount of extra money that is spent on something above the sum that should have been spent （使）超支；（使）花钱过多•We're expecting to have a £5 million (budget) overspend this year.今年我们预计会超支500万英镑。 |