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overstay

o·ver·stay
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-ver-stey]
    • /ˌoʊ vərˈsteɪ/
    • /ˌəʊ.vəˈsteɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver-stey]
    • /ˌoʊ vərˈsteɪ/

Definitions of overstay word

  • verb with object overstay to stay beyond the time, limit, or duration of; outstay: to overstay one's welcome. 1
  • verb with object overstay Finance. to remain in (the market) beyond the point where a sale would have yielded the greatest profit. 1
  • transitive verb overstay stay past: one's welcome, etc. 1
  • verb overstay If you overstay your time, you stay somewhere for longer than you should. 0
  • verb overstay to stay beyond the time, limit, or duration of 0
  • verb overstay to delay a transaction in (a market) until after the point at which the maximum profit would have been made 0

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Origin of overstay

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; over- + stay1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Overstay

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

overstay popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

overstay usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with overstay

  • what happens if i overstay my visa?
  • what is overstay?

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