Verb (used with object) : a company that overextended its credit to diversify. ,to overextend a stay. From Dictionary.com.
But let me talk about the "overextended" piece, just a minute. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 28, 2002] Reference
But he'd spent too much time undercover and had become "overextended," as the Bureauese went. From Wordnik.com. [The Coffin Dancer]
Study: Pittsburgh 'overextended' in sports franchises. From Wordnik.com. [Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal] Reference
And that is what has happened to the British-they are "overextended". From Wordnik.com. [Simply Appalling] Reference
Portfolio. com/bizjournals: Denver seriously 'overextended' on pro sports. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
It found Denver, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Tampa are the most "overextended" cities with current franchises. From Wordnik.com. [News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference
Gold got "overextended" as 2010 drew to a close and it has suffered as investors rebalance their portfolio, Zeman said. From Wordnik.com. [Gold extends losses, settles at three-week low Metals Stocks - MarketWatch] Reference
Both the Americans and the Iraqis are overextended. From Wordnik.com. [HOLDING THE LINE] Reference
In the mid 1990s, overextended banks started to fail. From Wordnik.com. [Not Another Hashimoto, Please!] Reference
Brands, like businesses, can also become overextended. From Wordnik.com. [Sequels For The Shelf] Reference
But they were still, by all reconnaissance, overextended. From Wordnik.com. [Oberheim (Voices)] Reference
Overconfident and overextended militarily around the world. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2008] Reference
The armed forces of the United States are way overextended. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 8, 2004] Reference
It's fueled arguments that maybe the U.S. military is overextended. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 13, 2006] Reference
It in no way relieves the strain on our overextended military personnel. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 19, 2004] Reference
Wall Street was massively overextended, but on average, consumers are not. From Wordnik.com. [We’ve Still Got Room to Spend] Reference
Because they understand that our military is overextended under the president. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2004] Reference
That is a welcome reception in our super-stressed, overextended day-to-day lives. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Sharon Ufberg: Online Marketing Targets Age 40-Plus Women] Reference
As Phair talks, she is signing contracts with the weariness of an overextended CEO. From Wordnik.com. [Liz Phair Grows Up] Reference
If acreage becomes overextended, the Government can not assume responsibility for it. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
If Mr. Jenkins overextended himself in the past, he knows that he has to pick his spots. From Wordnik.com. [He's the Jets' Immovable Object] Reference
The fourth factor is, is over-confident (ph) and overextended military around the world. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 20, 2008] Reference
But the United States is already overextended in the complicated mire of the Middle East. From Wordnik.com. [IRAN'S NUCLEAR LIES] Reference
But many consumers became overextended, and now American growth has hit a temporary limit. From Wordnik.com. [We Ask: When Will the Pain Go Away?] Reference
Now we are overextended and facing a global backlash against U.S. imperialist pretensions. From Wordnik.com. [Will Marshall: Hillary Rebuts the Declinists] Reference
They know that they're overextended, they don't have enough people to accomplish the task. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2006] Reference
It ` s proof that our military is overextended there, and there is no plan for victory in Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 23, 2006] Reference
In county and state capitals all over the United States, officials have overextended their empires. From Wordnik.com. [Where Did All The Money Go?] Reference
Our enemy has overextended himself and diminished his force without apparent gain, but that is all. From Wordnik.com. [Oberheim (Voices)] Reference
Booms often end badly because people and firms -- foolish or too optimistic -- become overextended. From Wordnik.com. [What We Learn From The 1920S] Reference
People told Dorfman for years that he was overextended, but he just kept on doing what he was doing. From Wordnik.com. [Dan Dorfman Tips Over] Reference
Banks may have overextended their exposure to consumer credit and may be paying the price with write-offs. From Wordnik.com. [Regulating Risk is Risky Business] Reference
The term, Chung says, is strictly political, a way to lump overextended baby-boomer moms in a voting bloc. From Wordnik.com. [Wusa: Don't Dis The Soccer Daddies] Reference
If the boom left consumers and businesses overextended, no amount of talk will prevent a painful reckoning. From Wordnik.com. [Greenspan Puts Us On The Couch] Reference
The problem, instead, is that the speculative construction has been so feverish that banks have overextended themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Doubts About Dubai] Reference
Too often the job of Finance minister has been to find new money with which to bail out the overextended central government. From Wordnik.com. [Strong Medicine] Reference
But the hospital can at best recover about 30 percent of that from the state Medicaid program, which is already overextended. From Wordnik.com. [THE FALLOUT: 'I FELT MY FACE JUST MELTING'] Reference
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