overstay
Americanverb (used with object)
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to stay beyond the time, limit, or duration of; outstay.
to overstay one's welcome.
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Finance. to remain in (the market) beyond the point where a sale would have yielded the greatest profit.
verb
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to stay beyond the time, limit, or duration of
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finance to delay a transaction in (a market) until after the point at which the maximum profit would have been made
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to stay in New Zealand beyond (the period sanctioned by the immigration authorities or the period of a visitor's permit)
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to stay (at a party, on a visit, etc), longer than pleases the host or hostess
Etymology
Origin of overstay
Example Sentences
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Yusuf said Pakistan had the "highest overstay rates of any country", yet had "routinely refused" to allow these citizens to be returned from the UK.
From BBC
This agency covered all aspects of immigration law, including visa fraud, visa overstays and the arrest and removal of people illegally in the U.S.
Charli XCX said the film deals with "the lifespan of art, the idea of... overstaying your welcome in a cultural space".
From Barron's
The majority of Spain’s undocumented migrants arrive by plane on a temporary visa, which they then overstay.
It urged Indonesians leaving scam sites to report to the embassy, which could assist them with securing travel documents and overstay fine waivers in order to return home.
From Barron's
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