Definition of overcharge
intransitive verb
:to make an excessive charge
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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 of overcharge from the Web
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Because Medicare’s survival depends on providers overcharging private-insurance customers in order to recoup their losses from Medicare’s below-cost reimbursements.
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Mr. Reichberg claimed the building had been overcharged.
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Nik Saylor later denied the buses were unsafe or that customers had been overcharged.
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But Nguyen Quang Trung, a 30-year-old salesman who began moonlighting for GrabBike six months ago, said Xe Om drivers who try to overcharge their customers are finished.
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The mafia operated the bar, overcharged for drinks, and blackmailed the wealthier customers.
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This company massively hiked prices on life-saving drugs, allegedly overcharged the government for its products, and allowed excessive executive pay to go unchecked—all ultimately fundamental failures of board oversight.
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His sleuthing is an adjunct to his primary and less dramatic job—helping buyers who have been swindled, conned, or overcharged for art.
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A Portland woman is suing CenturyLink for allegedly overcharging her after salespeople came to her door last year offering cheap, superfast internet access.
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First Known Use of overcharge
14th century
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