overcommit

o·ver·com·mit

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-kuh-mit]
- /ˌoʊ vər kəˈmɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-kuh-mit]
- /ˌoʊ vər kəˈmɪt/

Definitions of overcommit word

verb with object overcommit to commit more than is feasible, desirable, or necessary. 1
noun overcommit Oblige (oneself or others ) to do more than one is capable of, as to repay a loan one cannot afford. 1
verb overcommit to promise, undertake, or allocate more than the available resources justify 0
verb transitive overcommit to commit (oneself or others) to too many obligations, too full a schedule, etc. 0
verb transitive overcommit to promise (something) in a quantity above that which can be provided 0

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Origin of overcommit

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; over- + commit

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Parts of speech for Overcommit

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Overcommit

overcommit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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