<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) to spend more than one can afford: <em>Receiving a small inheritance, she began to overspend alarmingly.</em></li><li>(used with object) to spend in excess of: <em>He was overspending his yearly salary by several thousand dollars.</em></li><li>to spend beyond one's means (used reflexively): <em>When the bills arrived, he realized he had foolishly overspent himself.</em></li><li>to wear out; exhaust.</li></ul>