🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Überausgaben

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Überausgaben

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Overspending/ˌoʊ.vərˈspɛndɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Überausgaben während der Feiertage können zu erheblichen Schulden führen."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of spending more money than one has or can afford.

    "Overspending during the holidays can lead to significant debt in the new year."
  2. 2

    Excessive expenditure that exceeds budgetary limits.

    "The company's overspending on marketing led to a financial review."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'overspending' is a compound word formed from 'over-', a prefix of Old English origin meaning 'excessively', and 'spending', derived from the verb 'spend', which comes from the Latin 'spendere', meaning 'to expend'. The term has evolved in modern usage to describe the act of spending more money than one can afford.

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