overextended — o‧ver‧ex‧ten‧ded [ˌəʊvərɪkˈstendd◂ ǁ ˌoʊ ] adjective 1. COMMERCE an overextended organization is involved in more activities than it can manage, or does not have enough money to do what it wants, for example because it has borrowed or spent too… … Financial and business terms
overextended — [[t]o͟ʊvərɪkste̱ndɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED If a person or organization is overextended, they have become involved in more activities than they can financially or physically manage. The British East India Tea Company was overextended and faced… … English dictionary
overextended — adjective extended or expanded beyond a safe limit … Wiktionary
overextended — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. overexpanded, spread too thin, spread out; see enlarged … English dictionary for students
overextended — v. excessively extend or elongate; lengthen to an exaggerated degree … English contemporary dictionary
fully stretched — overextended … English contemporary dictionary
overextend — overextended o‧ver‧ex‧ten‧ded [ˌəʊvərɪkˈstendd◂ ǁ ˌoʊ ] adjective 1. COMMERCE an overextended organization is involved in more activities than it can manage, or does not have enough money to do what it wants, for example because it has borrowed… … Financial and business terms
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
Third Battle of Kharkov — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Third Battle of Kharkov caption=German counteroffensives on the Eastern Front, between February – July 1943 partof=Eastern Front (World War II) date=February 19 1943 ndash;March 15 1943… … Wikipedia
