🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

과잉 지출

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gwaing jichul

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Overexpenditure/ˌoʊvərɪkˈspɛndɪtʃər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"과잉 지출은 회사에 큰 손실을 초래했습니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of spending more money than is budgeted or planned.

    "The company's overexpenditure led to significant financial losses this quarter."
  2. 2

    An instance of excessive spending, often in a specific category or project.

    "The overexpenditure on the marketing campaign raised concerns among the stakeholders."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'overexpenditure' is derived from the prefix 'over-', meaning excessive, and 'expenditure', which comes from the Latin 'expendere', meaning to spend or disburse. The combination reflects a historical evolution in financial contexts, particularly in budgeting and accounting, where it denotes spending beyond a set limit.

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