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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Don Bell, the town council vice chair, said at the council’s September meeting that the strict state regulations around speed and red light camera data helped quell his fears that the program might overcharge or discriminate against certain residents.
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Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
After the Boynton Beach location changed hands in 2021, the new owners discovered that insurance companies had been billed and over 80 patients had been charged for work that was not performed or overcharged, according to the affidavit, many of them 65 or older.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Best Care was previously accused in civil court of fraudulently billing or overcharging the federal government for healthcare services that were never actually performed.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Regulators allow utilities to overcharge, while the prices of their stocks soar.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
After the Boynton Beach location changed hands in 2021, the new owners discovered that insurance companies had been billed and over 80 patients had been charged for work that was not performed or overcharged, according to the affidavit, many of them 65 or older.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Best Care was previously accused in civil court of fraudulently billing or overcharging the federal government for healthcare services that were never actually performed.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Regulators allow utilities to overcharge, while the prices of their stocks soar.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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 23 Jan. 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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