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as in to gouge
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
I think that store may have overcharged us for the shoes, which were supposed to be on sale
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Recent Examples of overcharge
Chris Kent, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The sale was made by an international brokerage firm, owned by Boulos’ cousin, which overcharged the seemingly business savvy Kushner by millions of dollars and worked to conceal the true price.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
But Boulos himself was reportedly not included in those texts and his understanding of the specifics of the firm's intention to overcharge his brother-in-law are not certain.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Florida officials are accusing two publishers of systematically overcharging some school districts for textbooks, including more than $279,000 billed to Osceola County schools.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Flat-rate pricing leads to value misalignment, high-usage customers feel undercharged, and low-usage customers feel overcharged.
—Chris Kent, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The sale was made by an international brokerage firm, owned by Boulos’ cousin, which overcharged the seemingly business savvy Kushner by millions of dollars and worked to conceal the true price.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
But Boulos himself was reportedly not included in those texts and his understanding of the specifics of the firm's intention to overcharge his brother-in-law are not certain.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Florida officials are accusing two publishers of systematically overcharging some school districts for textbooks, including more than $279,000 billed to Osceola County schools.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcharge
Verb
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At least the climactic pandemonium has some of that old REC intensity; Plaza dynamically orchestrates the violence, dazzling the eyes of his audience one minute, gouging the eyes of his characters the next.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ella’s son is now 7 and sometimes traipses downstairs to gouge his grandparents’ cereal collection.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There would be no replay of that 2022 failure, which featured the same inning (sixth), the same jam (bases loaded) and the same long walk (for John Schneider to pull Gausman).—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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During testing, Screambox titles loaded quickly.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The unemployment rate for Gen Z is more than double the national rate, which means freelance work may be a necessity as much as a choice.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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That matched Denver’s success rate on its first eight third-down attempts of the game.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Still, losing out on more seasons of Zoë Kravitz playing a lovably bisexual mess navigating New York City particularly stings.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
3 Oct. 2025
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Andreas Helmersen hit the bar while Patrick Berg’s stinging effort was saved by Guglielmo Vicario.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Stick to cold or warm water and avoid overloading the washer for best results.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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This time around, Ava (Janelle James) is back in the principal's office and is eager, as usual, to see Janine's (Quinta Brunson) downfall as she's overloaded with 40 students in her second-grade class.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Concerns center around rising prices from tariffs and general inflation, declining consumer confidence, economic uncertainties and potential stockouts.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Exact tariff amounts fluctuate and vary based on source, but Evans reported orders reaching orders increasing by as much as 50%.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But last month, SpaceX raised the demand surcharge to $500, then $750 before finally escalating it to an eye-popping $1,000.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 July 2025
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That surcharge alone erodes a meaningful slice of Qatar’s margin advantage over Henry-Hub-linked U.S. cargoes and is already pencilled into 2026 LNG tender models.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Numerous studies indicate that physicians have increasingly become overburdened with non-clinical tasks that routinely pull them away from direct patient care; in fact, many hospital systems are facing record attrition due to these factors.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Rural fire districts are overburdened, underfunded State regulations appear to place the highest burden on the agencies with the lowest budgets.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Overcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcharge. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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