Pronunciation: /əʊvəkəˈmɪt/
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
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allocate more (resources) to a purpose than can be provided: they could easily overcommit their budgets
