overrun
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5.9
- noun
- /ˈoʊvərˌrʌn/
:
sobrecoste
- The Curiosity mission itself, because of $900 million in cost overruns, now has a price of $2.5 billion.
- cost overruns
- overruns and delays
- huge overruns
Examples
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Inadequate planning and the absence of proper risk calculations frequently resulted in massive cost overruns and lengthy delays for industrial projects.
Academic text (1998) -
The project faced significant overrun costs that were far higher than expected.
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But now all we have is how much of the overrun will you agree to accept no matter what it costs you.
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If not, enter what is needed for target overrun.
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The committee also determined that information demonstrating an overrun was available several months before the situation was reported to the Executive Director.
Academic text (2005) -
Apparently, the overrun towns had been plowed under on the spot or moved.
Fiction book (1991) -
There were unforeseen events, unexpected cost overruns on this project.
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Build in contingency funds for cost overruns or unforeseen expenditures.
Academic text (2004) -
Due to multiple delays, the overrun amount exceeded the allocated budget by millions.
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Unexpected events led to an overrun in expenses that caught the team off guard.
Synonyms
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3.1
An amount that is more than what is needed
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4.1
More than needed or wanted
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5.1
The extra money a project spends compared with its planned budget
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5.7
Too much of something that is not needed
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4.1
Making more goods than people can buy
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6.8
An amount of money or goods that is more than expected
Extra things or words that are not needed
An amount that is more than is needed, often extra food or goods
The amount by which something goes past an allowed limit
Antonyms
Compounds
How Excessive
Surface Forms
Etymology
As a noun, overrun comes from over- ('beyond') and run ('a planned amount or production'), like a batch that goes past the expected number. So an overrun is the extra amount produced above what was needed.