overcommit
English
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Verb
overcommit (third-person singular simple present overcommits, present participle overcommitting, simple past and past participle overcommitted)
- To make excessive commitments, either beyond one's ability or beyond what is reasonable
- Synonym: overpromise
- Antonyms: undercommit, underpromise
- Coordinate term: oversell
- Don't overcommit yourself this month.
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Noun
overcommit (usually uncountable, plural overcommits)
- (computing) Allocation of more resources than are actually available.
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *meyth₂-
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *upér
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *ḱóm
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