overpay

verb

over·pay ˌō-vər-ˈpā

overpaid ˌō-vər-ˈpād

; overpaying

: to pay too much to someone or for something

… the debate over whether organic foods are a smart choice for healthier living or a marketing tool that gulls people into overpaying.—

Kenneth Chang

It took my husband and me an hour with a representative to figure out we were overpaying for insurance and unlimited data plans.—

Tanisha A. Sykes

Be careful not to overpay state taxes.—

Carl T. Hall

We are not overpaying people; we are paying people what the market demands.—

Renee Glover

overpaid adjective

… fuels the negative stereotype of the overpaid underworked bureaucrat. —

Joann S. Lublin

Examples of overpay in a Sentence

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And if a team like the New York Yankees is desperate enough to overpay for him, Los Angeles would be foolish to not listen to the offers. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025 The lawsuit claimed that the first inaugural fund overpaid Trump’s hotel for event space, hosted a private party for Trump’s adult children and settled a debt for the Trump Organization. —

Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 The rules were intended to prevent Social Security from overpaying people who worked in non-covered pension jobs, experts told USA TODAY. —

Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024 Avoid overpaying by checking the lowest price history at CamelCamelCamel. —

Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for overpay