mischarging

verb

present participle of mischarge
as in overcharging

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  1. overcharging
  2. gouging
  3. defrauding
  4. stinging
  5. surcharging
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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
  • During the dispute, Fubo accused NBCUniversal of overcharging it for Versant channels.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Definition of overcharging
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  • 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
  • Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping during the war in Gaza led to a decrease in traffic through the Suez Canal, gouging Egypt’s revenues.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of gouging
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  • Federal prosecutors have charged multiple nonprofit leaders with defrauding taxpayer funds meant to support the homeless.
    — Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Holmes is serving an 11-year sentence for defrauding Theranos investors at a federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, roughly a two-hour drive from Austin.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of defrauding
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  • The sweeping defeat exacted by Democrats on Tuesday is a stinging rebuke to those efforts, says Colette Delawalla, founder and CEO of advocacy group Stand Up for Science.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Harvester ants defend themselves using neurotoxic venom that causes intense, long-lasting, stinging pain in mammals.
    — RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of stinging
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  • Merchants would gain surcharging flexibility and those that accept one of a network’s credit cards would no longer have to accept all of them.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of surcharging
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