OVERSTAY


Meaning of OVERSTAY in English

/oh'veuhr stay"/ , v.t.

1. to stay beyond the time, limit, or duration of; outstay: to overstay one's welcome.

2. Finance. to remain in (the market) beyond the point where a sale would have yielded the greatest profit.

[ 1640-50; OVER- + STAY 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .