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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Electric scooters use lithium-ion batteries, which can pose a fire risk if overcharged or charged using the wrong charging equipment.
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Walgreens has agreed to pay $6 million in a settlement to a lawsuit filed by several district attorney’s offices across California alleging that the drug store chain overcharged customers and sold expired over-the-counter products in violation of state law, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
In a counterclaim, Giles attorney said Martha Jefferson overcharged her.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
These panels feed electricity to a charge controller, which manages how the battery is charged to prevent overcharging.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Walgreens has agreed to pay $6 million in a settlement to a lawsuit filed by several district attorney’s offices across California alleging that the drug store chain overcharged customers and sold expired over-the-counter products in violation of state law, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
In a counterclaim, Giles attorney said Martha Jefferson overcharged her.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
These panels feed electricity to a charge controller, which manages how the battery is charged to prevent overcharging.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for overcharge
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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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