overbudget
Past spending limits
Over budget, spending more than the allocated amount: The project came in overbudget by two million dollars.
Usually appears as two words or hyphenated (over-budget), but the single-word form is gaining ground, especially in business and government contexts where budget overruns are common enough to need quick reference.
Spend beyond means
- overrunSpread throughout uncontrollably
- overshootGo beyond intended point
- overextendExceed one's limits
- exceedGo past a limit
cost overrun · expenditure · outlay · spending · expenses · blowout · splurge · extravagance
Amount still owed
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- gapUnfilled space between
- red inkSymbol for financial loss
- negative balanceFunds owed, not held
funding gap · arrears · in the hole · underwater · upside down · underfunded
Distribution of shares
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- expendituresMoney paid out
- fundsAvailable financial resources
- fiscalOf public revenue
accounts · accounting · ledger · audit · treasury · capital · forecast · projection
Severs or reduces
- layoffsMass job eliminations
- delaysPauses before proceeding
- cancellationVoiding of plans
- penaltiesPunishments for infractions
fines · shutdown · hiring freeze · austerity · downsizing · restructuring · bailout · renegotiation
Unwanted discarded material
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- misallocationImproper distribution of resources
blunder · incompetence · underestimation · miscalculation · misjudgment · imprudence · recklessness · shortsightedness
overspend
Spend beyond means
- overrunSpread throughout uncontrollably
- overshootGo beyond intended point
- overextendExceed one's limits
exceed · cost overrun · expenditure · outlay · spending · expenses · blowout · splurge · extravagance · excess
deficit
Amount still owed
negative balance · funding gap · arrears · in the hole · underwater · upside down · underfunded
allocation
Distribution of shares
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- expendituresMoney paid out
- fundsAvailable financial resources
fiscal · accounts · accounting · ledger · audit · treasury · capital · forecast · projection · variance
cuts
Severs or reduces
- layoffsMass job eliminations
- delaysPauses before proceeding
- cancellationVoiding of plans
penalties · fines · shutdown · hiring freeze · austerity · downsizing · restructuring · bailout · renegotiation · default
waste
Unwanted discarded material
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
misallocation · blunder · incompetence · underestimation · miscalculation · misjudgment · imprudence · recklessness · shortsightedness · irresponsibility
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
tension · strain · overwhelm · dread · concern · sleepless nights · accountability · blame · scrutiny · audit
- money mistakesoverspending, impulse buying, gambling debt, debt spiral, no savings
- cost overrunsoverspending, scope creep, change orders, miscalculation
overbudgetunderbudget
Below planned spending
cost-effective · economical · frugal · thrifty · budget-friendly