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noun
Allocation of more resources than are actually available.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To make excessive commitments, either beyond one's ability or beyond what is reasonable
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: overpromise
Antonyms: undercommit, underpromise
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin committōbor. Middle English committen English commit English overcommit From over- + commit.
