runs up
Incurs over time
Runs up means to accumulate rapidly, especially debt or costs: She ran up a huge credit card bill.
It also means to ascend quickly by running: He runs up the stairs every morning.
In sewing, to run up a garment is to make it quickly.
To run up against something is to encounter an obstacle: We ran up against unexpected resistance.
Spending past zero
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- creditorsThose owed payment
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- loansBorrowed money arrangements
mortgage · arrears · default · bankruptcy · insolvency · liabilities · repayment · delinquency
Exceeding one's budget
- costsAmounts required to pay
- expenditureMoney paid out
- outlayMoney paid for something
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
bills · fees · tab · invoice · spending · purchases · receipts · checkout
Sequential vehicular collision
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- amassCollect in quantity
- collectBring items together
gather · accrue · buildup · heap · store · stash · tally · totals
Increase in degree
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- heighteningIncreasing in degree
- spikeSharp rise or point
exacerbation · worsening · snowballing · rapid increase · spiraling · climbing · soaring · skyrocketing
overdraft
Spending past zero
loans · mortgage · arrears · default · bankruptcy · insolvency · liabilities · repayment · delinquency · foreclosure
overspending
Exceeding one's budget
- costsAmounts required to pay
- expenditureMoney paid out
- outlayMoney paid for something
bills · charges · fees · tab · invoice · spending · purchases · receipts · checkout · shopping
pileup
Sequential vehicular collision
collect · gather · accrue · buildup · heap · store · stash · tally · totals · mounts
intensification
Increase in degree
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- heighteningIncreasing in degree
spike · exacerbation · worsening · snowballing · rapid increase · spiraling · climbing · soaring · skyrocketing · ballooning
flagpole
Upright banner support
banner · colors · ensign · pennant · halyard · ceremony · salute · patriotic · display