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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The health insurer accused Nutex Health, in letters to the Idaho Department of Insurance and the federal government, of routinely overcharging the insurer for treatment at its Post Falls hospital and misusing the federal process designed to help providers and insurers settle out-of-network claims.
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Instead of swift passage on Wednesday, the proposal has become a new flashpoint in a sensitive discussion over police-community relations, with some event organizers questioning why community groups who feel overcharged by the police should have to appeal to the same department for subsidies.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit alleges diabetic Iowans have been overcharged millions of dollars a year and cut off from affordable insulin.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 30 Jan. 2026
These maintain the battery with no chance of overcharging.
—John Paul, The Providence Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Instead of swift passage on Wednesday, the proposal has become a new flashpoint in a sensitive discussion over police-community relations, with some event organizers questioning why community groups who feel overcharged by the police should have to appeal to the same department for subsidies.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit alleges diabetic Iowans have been overcharged millions of dollars a year and cut off from affordable insulin.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 30 Jan. 2026
These maintain the battery with no chance of overcharging.
—John Paul, The Providence Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
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 28 Feb. 2026.
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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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