overcharge
verb
over·charge
ˌō-vər-ˈchärj 
overcharged; overcharging; overcharges
: to make an excessive charge
Examples of overcharge in a Sentence
He overcharges for car repairs.
He overcharges his customers for car repairs.
The store overcharged me for my skirt.
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Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Aware of the comptroller’s probe, county officials looked into the contract themselves and also determined they had been overcharged, according to a response letter included in the audit.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Fighting for relief for servicemembers and their families by suing MoneyLion for overcharging servicemembers on loans and allegedly refusing to cancel memberships.
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That’s because the owner of the insurance company also owns the affiliates, creating an incentive for executives to overcharge the insurance company for services.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
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Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Aware of the comptroller’s probe, county officials looked into the contract themselves and also determined they had been overcharged, according to a response letter included in the audit.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Fighting for relief for servicemembers and their families by suing MoneyLion for overcharging servicemembers on loans and allegedly refusing to cancel memberships.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
That’s because the owner of the insurance company also owns the affiliates, creating an incentive for executives to overcharge the insurance company for services.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overcharge
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“Overcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcharge. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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overcharge
verb
over·charge
ˌō-vər-ˈchärj
1
: to charge too much
2
: to fill or load too full
a cannon overcharged with powder
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