overstay

overstay
/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- + STAY1]

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