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
  • Only Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme defrauded 40,000 investors, comes close in terms of attention.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Vereb, 72, appeared at the Allegheny County Courthouse on Thursday, submitting a guilty plea after being accused of defrauding thousands of pet owners over several years while operating funeral homes in Hazelwood and Harrison Township.
    — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of defraud
Verb
  • Insurance carriers are often able to negotiate a better rate for the tow, if he was indeed getting gouged.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of gouge
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  • 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
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  • Continue reading … CROSSING THE AISLE — Manchin delivers stinging rebuke to Schumer with surprise Senate campaign stop.
    — , FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • All of a sudden, Bass was a staggering champion lunging at a revived Raman, who swung and stung and ducked the way only a hungry up-and-comer can.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of sting
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  • The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood advisory Thursday as rain and king tides are forecast to soak South Florida.
    — Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Paltrow has described her own approach as more restrained, with dry-brushing before heat and a 20-minute warm bath soak most evenings.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of soak
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  • In 2021, insurance giant Centene stood accused of overcharging Florida’s Medicaid program for prescription drugs.
    — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • So why do smart, successful business owners, people who would never let a supplier overcharge them by a single dollar on materials, keep writing checks to marketing that doesn’t work?
    — Angelica Kopec, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of overcharge
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“Mischarge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mischarge. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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