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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Walmart is offering $5 gift cards to Alabama customers who were mistakenly overcharged sales tax on Friday when the state’s new sales tax reduction went into effect -- provided shoppers kept their receipt, the company announced Tuesday.
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Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2023
Every possible solution leaves at least one person feeling scorned (and overcharged).
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 25 Aug. 2023
In 2011, the firm agreed to pay a $108 million settlement after the Federal Trade Commission concluded the company had overcharged more than 450,000 homeowners.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
The agency said Wells Fargo also paid account holders about $40 million — including interest — to reimburse customers who’d been overcharged.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 25 Aug. 2023
The Arkansas Public Service Commission has cleared Summit Utilities Inc. of any violation of commission regulations and also ruled Friday that the utility did not overcharge customers for natural gas when monthly bills spiked last year.
—Andrew Moreau, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2023
Yet some consumers expressed concerns via online forums, wondering what would happen if they're signed up for automatic payments but then overcharged by mistake.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2023
The fund will be divided among the qualified claimants on a pro rata basis, depending on how much they were overcharged by the DWP.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
Bank of America will pay more than $250 million in refunds and fines after federal regulators found the company systematically overcharged customers, withheld promised bonuses and opened accounts without customer approval.
—Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 11 July 2023
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Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2023
Every possible solution leaves at least one person feeling scorned (and overcharged).
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 25 Aug. 2023
In 2011, the firm agreed to pay a $108 million settlement after the Federal Trade Commission concluded the company had overcharged more than 450,000 homeowners.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
The agency said Wells Fargo also paid account holders about $40 million — including interest — to reimburse customers who’d been overcharged.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 25 Aug. 2023
The Arkansas Public Service Commission has cleared Summit Utilities Inc. of any violation of commission regulations and also ruled Friday that the utility did not overcharge customers for natural gas when monthly bills spiked last year.
—Andrew Moreau, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2023
Yet some consumers expressed concerns via online forums, wondering what would happen if they're signed up for automatic payments but then overcharged by mistake.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2023
The fund will be divided among the qualified claimants on a pro rata basis, depending on how much they were overcharged by the DWP.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
Bank of America will pay more than $250 million in refunds and fines after federal regulators found the company systematically overcharged customers, withheld promised bonuses and opened accounts without customer approval.
—Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 11 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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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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