/ Dictionary / Index O overstay: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: o•ver•stay Pronunciation: (ō"vur-stā'), [key] — v.t. to stay beyond the time, limit, or duration of; outstay: to overstay one's welcome. to remain in (the market) beyond the point where a sale would have yielded the greatest profit. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: overstay (Thesaurus) overstate oversteer Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language