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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Just this week, Lockheed Martin, the top U.S. defense manufacturer, settled a $30 million lawsuit accusing it of overcharging the Pentagon for years.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Trump has complained that Chinese ports near the canal may be used for espionage or in military operations against the U.S., and that the independent Panama Canal Authorities are overcharging U.S. ships using the waterway.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
The result, as alleged by the city, was that multi-family property owners were being overcharged as much as $9,313 in excess each year between 2015 and 2021.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Non-partisan analysts estimate the insurance program overcharged taxpayers by more than $83 billion last year alone.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Trump has complained that Chinese ports near the canal may be used for espionage or in military operations against the U.S., and that the independent Panama Canal Authorities are overcharging U.S. ships using the waterway.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
The result, as alleged by the city, was that multi-family property owners were being overcharged as much as $9,313 in excess each year between 2015 and 2021.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Non-partisan analysts estimate the insurance program overcharged taxpayers by more than $83 billion last year alone.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 23 Jan. 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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