overpayment
noun
over·pay·ment
ˌō-vər-ˈpā-mənt 
plural overpayments
: payment that exceeds what is necessary
overpayment of taxes
… implemented electronic payrolls for all employees to prevent overpayment …—
Jocelyn Brumbaugh
Jocelyn Brumbaugh
also
: an amount that is paid in excess
… two taxpayers could not get refunds of tax overpayments dating back more than four years … —Samantha McCaughren
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Kaprizov’s $17 million AAV extension is a slight overpayment.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
This suggests their overpayment is based less on enduring affection and more on bidding-war fever.
—Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
The order could say that the claimant was eligible for benefits, the claimant was not eligible for benefits but the overpayment was waived or that the claimant is not eligible for benefits and the overpayment is not waived, Paris said.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The plan states that during the shutdown, several services will be halted, including benefit verifications, earning record corrections, payee accountings, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, replacement Medicare cards and overpayments processing.
—Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
This suggests their overpayment is based less on enduring affection and more on bidding-war fever.
—Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
The order could say that the claimant was eligible for benefits, the claimant was not eligible for benefits but the overpayment was waived or that the claimant is not eligible for benefits and the overpayment is not waived, Paris said.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The plan states that during the shutdown, several services will be halted, including benefit verifications, earning record corrections, payee accountings, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, replacement Medicare cards and overpayments processing.
—Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overpayment
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“Overpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overpayment. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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