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 overpayment went unfixed for years, and a state advisory panel that reviewed payment rates in that period also did not identify the error.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
The allegations center on Cherfilus-McCormick’s receipt of millions of dollars from her family’s health care business following Florida’s overpayment of roughly $5 million in disaster relief funds.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Independent oversight often uncovers meaningful overpayments that otherwise go unnoticed.
—Bobby Jindal, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
The nomination has remained in place even as a facility Landa co-owns faces a federal audit alleging there were more than $31 million in Medicare overpayments.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 30 Mar. 2026
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
The allegations center on Cherfilus-McCormick’s receipt of millions of dollars from her family’s health care business following Florida’s overpayment of roughly $5 million in disaster relief funds.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Independent oversight often uncovers meaningful overpayments that otherwise go unnoticed.
—Bobby Jindal, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
The nomination has remained in place even as a facility Landa co-owns faces a federal audit alleging there were more than $31 million in Medicare overpayments.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Overpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overpayment. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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