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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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Michael Barker, 47, admitted to working with a business owner starting in November 2019 to overcharge the school district for custodial supplies and split the excess funds, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia said in an April 7 news release.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
The order will direct the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to enforce laws, in collaboration with state attorneys general, to prevent entertainers and fans from being overcharged and price gouged by reselling practices.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Critics of the program, which essentially privatizes Medicare, point to insurance companies cherry-picking enrollees who are younger and healthier and overcharging the program for treatment.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Michael Barker, 47, admitted to working with a business owner starting in November 2019 to overcharge the school district for custodial supplies and split the excess funds, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia said in an April 7 news release.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
The order will direct the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to enforce laws, in collaboration with state attorneys general, to prevent entertainers and fans from being overcharged and price gouged by reselling practices.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Critics of the program, which essentially privatizes Medicare, point to insurance companies cherry-picking enrollees who are younger and healthier and overcharging the program for treatment.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 25 Mar. 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 25 Apr. 2025.
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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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