Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overlimit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-lim-it
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having more money being charged on a credit card than what is available as credit.

adj

Going beyond the limits.

noun

The state of going beyond the limits.

Uncountable

verb

To have more money being charged on a credit card than usually available as credit.

verb

To limit excessively; to restrict too much.

Etymology

From over- + limit.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more overlimit (comparative) most overlimit (superlative) overlimits (plural) overlimits (present, singular) overlimiting (participle, present) overlimited (participle, past) overlimited (past)

Questions

What does overlimit mean?
Having more money being charged on a credit card than what is available as credit.
Where does overlimit come from?
From over- + limit.

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