overspend
Exceed your means
To overspend is to spend more than you should—more than your budget allows, more than you intended, or more than is wise: We overspent on the renovation by twenty thousand dollars.
The word implies exceeding some limit, whether explicit or understood.
You can also overspend yourself, meaning exhaust your energy or resources.
Spend freely, impulsively
- bingeBout of excess
- spreeBrief excessive episode
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
shopaholic · profligate · wasteful · reckless · imprudent · careless · irresponsible · impulsive
Abundant beyond necessity
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- high-endPremium quality tier
- designerOne who plans appearances
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
gourmet · champagne · premium · splurge · extravagant · indulgent · upscale · fancy
Borrowed money repaid later
- creditorOne owed money
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- repaymentGiving back what's owed
- defaultPreset standard option
arrears · overdue · collection · lender · borrower · penalty · dunning · refinance
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- liabilitiesAmounts owed to others
- bailiffLegal proceeding overseer
eviction · garnishment · repossession · write-off · charge-off · delinquency · stress · anxiety
Amount still owed
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- overrunSpread throughout uncontrollably
- overdraftSpending past zero
- overshootGo beyond intended point
overbudget · red · cutbacks · unfunded · unbudgeted · overallocation · expenditures · fiscal
splurge
Spend freely, impulsively
- bingeBout of excess
- spreeBrief excessive episode
- indulgenceYielding to desire
extravagance · shopaholic · profligate · wasteful · reckless · imprudent · careless · irresponsible · impulsive · heedless
lavish
Abundant beyond necessity
boutique · gourmet · champagne · premium · splurge · extravagant · indulgent · upscale · fancy · treat
loan
Borrowed money repaid later
default · arrears · overdue · collection · lender · borrower · penalty · dunning · refinance · consolidation
bankruptcy
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- liabilitiesAmounts owed to others
bailiff · eviction · garnishment · repossession · write-off · charge-off · delinquency · stress · anxiety · divorce
deficit
Amount still owed
overshoot · overbudget · red · cutbacks · unfunded · unbudgeted · overallocation · expenditures · fiscal · accounting
- budgetingbudget, budgets, budget app, budget template, budget allocation
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- excess behaviorsovereat, binge, overindulge, overuse, waste
- indulgenceindulgence, indulge, indulgent, self-indulgent, overindulgence
- overdoing itoverdo, overreach, overwork, overexert, overpromise
- budget termsbudget, deficit, surplus, revenue, outlay
overspending, overspent, overspends, overspender, overspenders