Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvətʌɪm/
noun
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1time worked in addition to one’s normal working hours: fewer opportunities for overtime
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payment for overtime: the company could not afford to pay overtime
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2North American extra time played at the end of a game that is tied at the end of the regulation time: they lost in overtime
adverb
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in addition to normal working hours: we worked overtime to fulfil a big order figurative his brain was working overtime