OVERTIME

overtime

(adverb) beyond the regular time; “she often has to work overtime”

overtime

(noun) work done in addition to regular working hours

overtime, extra time

(noun) playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

overtime (countable and uncountable, plural overtimes)

(uncountable) Working time outside of one's regular hours.

(uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.

(sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation. (British: extra time.)

Synonyms

• (extra period of play) extra time

Adverb

overtime (not comparable)

Exceeding regular working hours.

Beyond the normal or usual extent.

Verb

overtime (third-person singular simple present overtimes, present participle overtiming, simple past and past participle overtimed)

(transitive) To measure something incorrectly, as taking more time than it actually did.

Prepositional phrase

overtime

Misspelling of over time.

Source: Wiktionary


O"ver*time`, n.

Definition: Time beyond, or in excess of, a limit; esp., extra working time.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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