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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In 2011, Boeing was found to have been grossly overcharging the Army for spare helicopter parts; a four-cent metal pin, for example, was billed at $71.01.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Last year, as reported by Grocery Dive, Albertsons agreed to a $3.9 million settlement following a civil complaint that claimed the retailer unlawfully overcharged customers.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
But lawmakers and drugmakers accuse them of overcharging plans, underpaying pharmacies and failing to pass savings on to patients.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 22 May 2025
And the company is also overcharging developers for enabling the initial acquisition of a new customer.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Last year, as reported by Grocery Dive, Albertsons agreed to a $3.9 million settlement following a civil complaint that claimed the retailer unlawfully overcharged customers.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
But lawmakers and drugmakers accuse them of overcharging plans, underpaying pharmacies and failing to pass savings on to patients.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 22 May 2025
And the company is also overcharging developers for enabling the initial acquisition of a new customer.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 20 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 9 Jul. 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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