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overcommit

Pronunciation: /əʊvəkəˈmɪt/

Definition of overcommit

verb (overcommits, overcommitting, overcommitted)

[with object]
  • oblige (someone) to do more than they are capable of, especially to repay a loan they cannot afford:multiple borrowers who may be overcommitting themselves
  • allocate more (resources) to a purpose than can be provided:they could easily overcommit their budgets

Derivatives

overcommitment

noun

overcommit in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of overcommit in the US English dictionary
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