overrun
11overrun — In the context of project financing, the amount of capital expenditures or funding above the original estimate to complete the project. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. overrun o‧ver‧run 1 [ˈəʊvərʌn ǁ ˈoʊ ] noun [countable] 1. also cost… …
12overrun — v. /oh veuhr run /; n. /oh veuhr run /, v., overran, overrun, overrunning, n. v.t. 1. to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage: a time when looting hordes had overrun the province. 2. to swarm over in great numbers, as animals, esp …
13overrun — o|ver|run1 [ˌəuvəˈrʌn US ˌou ] v past tense overran [ ˈræn] past participle overrun present participle overrunning 1.) [T usually passive] if unwanted things or people overrun a place, they spread over it in great numbers be overrun by/with sth ▪ …
14overrun — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)rʌ̱n[/t]] overruns, overrunning, overran also over run 1) VERB If an army or an armed force overruns a place, area, or country, it succeeds in occupying it very quickly. [V n] A group of rebels overran the port area and most of the… …
15overrun — I UK [ˌəʊvəˈrʌn] / US [ˌoʊvərˈrʌn] verb Word forms overrun : present tense I/you/we/they overrun he/she/it overruns present participle overrunning past tense overran UK [ˌəʊvəˈræn] / US [ˌoʊvərˈræn] past participle overrun 1)… …
16overrun — adj. overrun with (overrun with weeds) * * * [ˌəʊvə rʌn] overrun with (overrun with weeds) …
17overrun — verb past tense overran, past participle overrun 1 (T) if something unwanted overruns a place or area, it spreads over it in great numbers: Rats had overrun the barn in the few years since we d been there. | overrun by/with: a tiny island overrun …
18overrun — o|ver|run1 [ ,ouvər rʌn ] (past tense o|ver|ran [ ,ouvər ræn ] ; past participle o|ver|run) verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take more time, space, or money than was intended 2. ) transitive to defeat an enemy in war and take the land they …
19overrun — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Overrun is used after these nouns: ↑cost {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Overrun is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑troops …
20overrun — [ˌəʊvəˈrʌn] (past tense overran [ˌəʊvəˈræn] ; past participle overrun) verb 1) [I/T] British to take more time or money than was intended 2) [T] to be present in a place in very large numbers, in a way that is unpleasant The mall was overrun with …
