Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overspending

/ˈoʊvɚspˌɛndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: over-spend-ing
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚspˌɛndɪŋ/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of overspend

noun

The spending of too much money.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Towards the very end of the year it has always been found to be impracticable to avoid overspendings, if only temporary, in some programmes and underspendings in others."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

overspendings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce overspending?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚspˌɛndɪŋ/.
What does overspending mean?: present participle and gerund of overspend

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