mischarging

present participle of mischarge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mischarging
Verb
  • The insurance commissioner plays the vital role of making sure that insurance companies aren’t overcharging consumers and unjustifiably denying claims after policyholders’ premiums are paid.
    Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
  • Like conventional antitrust enforcers, Lynn faulted these corporate behemoths for overcharging consumers, undercutting their competition, and preventing innovation.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Despite more than 2,000 county gouging complaints and an Altadena family’s lawsuit alleging illegally tripled rent, officials say regular market forces and existing rent controls will now dictate prices.
    Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
  • But these concerns have not gone unnoticed, as a bill is currently making its way through the California General Assembly that aims to cap resale prices as a way to limit ticket brokers and resale platforms from price-gouging fans.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • The charges do not stem from the general practice of paying informants but from the Justice Department's allegations that the SPLC made these payments without disclosing the practice to donors and by defrauding banks.
    Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • Evan and Josh Edwards were among hundreds charged with defrauding the program.
    Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Fallout from the scandal, compounded by the Labor Party’s stinging local election losses, has tanked Starmer’s poll numbers.
    Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • Sacramento Stingers California’s capital city has a number of prominent entities represented by flying, stinging insects.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
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“Mischarging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mischarging. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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