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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That was despite knowing there’s nothing clever or fortuitous about the negligent overpayment of tax.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The agency began issuing overpayment notices on April 25, 2025, and would start withholding 50% of the recipient's benefits after about 90 days (or approximately July 24, at the earliest), until the overpayment is repaid.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Due to receiving the boost while not qualifying, Patterson received over $8,200 in overpayments, the complaint said.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Ortiz would pay Pilawski money that came from the overpayments, prosecutors said.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
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Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The agency began issuing overpayment notices on April 25, 2025, and would start withholding 50% of the recipient's benefits after about 90 days (or approximately July 24, at the earliest), until the overpayment is repaid.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Due to receiving the boost while not qualifying, Patterson received over $8,200 in overpayments, the complaint said.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Ortiz would pay Pilawski money that came from the overpayments, prosecutors said.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Overpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overpayment. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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