overspent
Exceeded the budget
Overspent is the past tense of overspend—to spend more money than you have or more than you intended: We overspent on vacation and had to cut back the next month.
As an adjective, it describes someone who has exhausted their budget: The overspent department requested emergency funds.
Spending exceeding revenue
- overdraftSpending past zero
- credit card debtMoney owed on plastic
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
- overduePast expected arrival
borrowing · loan · repayment · interest · collection · balance · finance charge · delinquency
Exceeding sensible bounds
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- wastefulUsing resources carelessly
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- imprudentLacking careful forethought
irresponsible · careless · frivolous · undisciplined · living beyond means · retail therapy · shopping spree · splurge
Abundant beyond necessity
- indulgentToo willing to yield
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- opulentOstentatiously wealthy
overindulgence · unnecessary · superfluous · exorbitant · splurge · treat yourself · impulse buy · high-end
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- defaultPreset standard option
- creditorsThose owed payment
liquidation · receivership · financial ruin · repossession · garnishment · debt collector · credit damage · eviction
Sorrow over past actions
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
stress · panic · self-reproach · worry · dread · embarrassment · denial · overwhelmed
budget deficit
Spending exceeding revenue
- overdraftSpending past zero
- credit card debtMoney owed on plastic
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
overdue · borrowing · loan · repayment · interest · collection · balance · finance charge · delinquency · late fee
extravagant
Exceeding sensible bounds
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- wastefulUsing resources carelessly
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
imprudent · irresponsible · careless · frivolous · undisciplined · living beyond means · retail therapy · shopping spree · splurge · lifestyle creep
lavish
Abundant beyond necessity
- indulgentToo willing to yield
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
opulent · overindulgence · unnecessary · superfluous · exorbitant · splurge · treat yourself · impulse buy · high-end · premium
bankruptcy
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- defaultPreset standard option
creditors · liquidation · receivership · financial ruin · repossession · garnishment · debt collector · credit damage · eviction · asset seizure
regret
Sorrow over past actions
anxiety · stress · panic · self-reproach · worry · dread · embarrassment · denial · overwhelmed · self-blame
overspentunderspent
Used less than allocated
saved · economized · frugal · cut back · budgeted
overspentfrugal
Sparing with resources
thrifty · economical · prudent · penny-pinching · tight-fisted