over budget
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: beyond the amount of money than had been planned for
The director always goes over budget on his films.
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The project was completed in July 2023 — years late and millions of dollars over budget — and up to 200 men were moved in.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
But the reactors came online seven years behind schedule and $18 billion over budget.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
Billions and billions, hundreds of billions of dollars over budget.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
America’s new Sentinel ICBM program, behind schedule and over budget, is costing more than $140 billion.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
But the reactors came online seven years behind schedule and $18 billion over budget.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
Billions and billions, hundreds of billions of dollars over budget.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
America’s new Sentinel ICBM program, behind schedule and over budget, is costing more than $140 billion.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for over budget
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“Over budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20budget. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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