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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
Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Best Care was previously accused in civil court of fraudulently billing or overcharging the federal government for healthcare services that were never actually performed.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Regulators allow utilities to overcharge, while the prices of their stocks soar.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Last year, McDonald's sparked outrage after customers began sharing their experiences of being charged nearly $20 for a single Big Mac meal combo - which many accusing the fast-food brand, typically associated with affordable food, of overcharging.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
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Verb
After the Boynton Beach location changed hands in 2021, the new owners discovered that insurance companies had been billed and over 80 patients had been charged for work that was not performed or overcharged, according to the affidavit, many of them 65 or older.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Best Care was previously accused in civil court of fraudulently billing or overcharging the federal government for healthcare services that were never actually performed.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Regulators allow utilities to overcharge, while the prices of their stocks soar.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Last year, McDonald's sparked outrage after customers began sharing their experiences of being charged nearly $20 for a single Big Mac meal combo - which many accusing the fast-food brand, typically associated with affordable food, of overcharging.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcharge
Verb
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Hydee Feldstein Soto’s office has filed seven price-gouging lawsuits — three civil, four criminal — ranging from individual landlords to housing companies such as Blueground and Airbnb.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Scheffler pushed his drive into the right fairway bunker on the par-4, could only advance the ball 54 yards into the left rough and gouged his third shot short of the green.—
John Marshall,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The snowpack the skiers had been travelling on had a weak layer that had been loaded up with snow, making conditions ripe for an avalanche, according to Chris Feutrier, USDA forest supervisor for the Tahoe National Forest.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Stay in car, items will be loaded for you.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2026
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Standard room rates start between $550 and $650 per night.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Accretion from the intergalactic medium still occurs, but its rate has dropped.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The loss of Puig, who might be the most irreplaceable player in MLS, will certainly sting.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Further down the supply chain, former Army Ranger Patrick Montgomery, who runs KC Cattle Company, located outside Kansas City, Missouri, has been stung by high prices.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The real issues are staffing, mental health overloaded from Raleigh politics.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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Don't overload the washing machine, which will cause more friction.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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Amazon drew the administration’s ire following reports that the e-commerce giant planned to display how tariffs were impacting prices.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Trump vowed to use other methods to implement tariffs.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Annual watercraft surcharges funding efforts to prevent the spread of invasive species are set to increase in 2026 from $10.60 to anywhere between $14 and $62, according to House Public Information Services.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
28 Dec. 2025
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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
Verb
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Until recently, the state even subsidized e-bike purchases, but wisely pulled the plug on that costly and overburdened program.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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But the ERRs report being overburdened, not least by the hardships in communicating with funders.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Overcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcharge. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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