EGAVE

overcharge

About 0.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
  2. verb To continue to charge (an electrical device) beyond its capacity.
  3. verb To charge (someone) with an inflated number or degree of legal charges (for example, charging them with a more serious crime than was committed); to upcharge.
  4. verb To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress.
  5. verb To fill too full; to crowd.
  6. verb To exaggerate.
    to overcharge a description
  7. noun An excessive load or burden.
  8. noun An excessive charge in an account.
    This was a blatant overcharge. They tripled the price because they thought that the customer wouldn't know any better.

Similar words

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Often followed by

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Word family

overcharged overcharges overcharging

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