mischarge

verb

Definition of mischargenext
as in to defraud

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mischarge
  1. defraud
  2. gouge
  3. surcharge
  4. sting
  5. soak
  6. overcharge
Verb
  • Where Montoya lived Montoya faces charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, possession of false immigration documents, use of false immigration documents and obstruction of agency proceedings.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Tuesday afternoon announced that nine providers have been charged with defrauding the Medicaid program.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of defraud
Verb
  • During Fortescue’s early years, the environmental toll of gouging metals from the earth was all but an afterthought.
    — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The Colts were gouged on the ground by the Lamar Jackson/Derrick Henry tandem and the Chiefs can exploit that with Patrick Mahomes/Kenneth Walker III.
    — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of gouge
Verb
  • Massachusetts law requires utility companies to collect an energy efficiency surcharge on all Massachusetts energy consumers.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Domestic flights will also get surcharged.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of surcharge
Verb
  • General Mills spun off Darden Restaurants in 1995, and then Darden sold Red Lobster in 2014, in a deal with the private equity firm Golden Gate Capital that still stings many veterans to this day.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Frazier was a Black sharecropper’s son who’d overcome much hardship, and the insults stung.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of sting
Verb
  • The two large bathrooms had plenty of closet space and a deep soaking tub (there’s a third small powder room off the living area).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • With heavy rain soaking the region on Thursday, the National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for several rivers, including the Missouri River and locations along it.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of soak
Verb
  • Jackson County is nearing a massive settlement with more than 200,000 county homeowners who were overcharged on their property taxes.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Centene, a Medicaid administrator, overcharged Florida by $67 million.
    — Darryll K. Jones, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of overcharge
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“Mischarge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mischarge. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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