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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
Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Aware of the comptroller’s probe, county officials looked into the contract themselves and also determined they had been overcharged, according to a response letter included in the audit.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Fighting for relief for servicemembers and their families by suing MoneyLion for overcharging servicemembers on loans and allegedly refusing to cancel memberships.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
That’s because the owner of the insurance company also owns the affiliates, creating an incentive for executives to overcharge the insurance company for services.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Deitrich, who’s gotten involved with Power to the Patients, said she was overcharged by her provider by more than a thousand dollars for a routine checkup and now drives more than two hours to the closest clinic that lists their prices upfront.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Aware of the comptroller’s probe, county officials looked into the contract themselves and also determined they had been overcharged, according to a response letter included in the audit.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Fighting for relief for servicemembers and their families by suing MoneyLion for overcharging servicemembers on loans and allegedly refusing to cancel memberships.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
That’s because the owner of the insurance company also owns the affiliates, creating an incentive for executives to overcharge the insurance company for services.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcharge
Verb
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The roof was scorched black and gouged open to the sky, insulation tufting from the walls.—
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arkansasonline.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Tickets for the shows are hard to come by as the band is using a face-value ticket exchange to prevent scalpers from gouging fans on the secondary market.—
Ethan Millman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Too Much Freezing – Again, extraction-y things a bit here, but there is a lot of dead time spent pausing, going through drops, waiting for things to load, trying to select certain things over others from dead enemies.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Larnach hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning and Byron Buxton later homered as the Twins topped the Chicago White Sox 6-3 at Target Field. Larnach also singled in a run in the fourth inning for the Twins, who only scored once despite loading the bases in each of the first three innings.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Consumers face an overall average effective tariff rate of 28%, the highest since 1901, according to the Yale Budget Lab. Need a break?—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Compounded semaglutide may have inflated the rate of side effects in the study, or could even explain why an unexpected percentage of patients experienced low blood sugar, Cohen explained.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Now Warning To All iPhone Users Google Pixel’s Unbeatable Upgrade—Bad News For Samsung Being stuck at No. 2 behind Lamar likely stings just a little more than usual for Drake.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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But China is also seeking to build tighter relationships in Asia with nations stung by Trump’s tariffs.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Within the first 100 days of his second administration President Donald Trump has been incredibly busy, implementing major changes from enacting tariffs to targeting diversity initiatives.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Trump's tariffs have affected the world; even Australian territories near Antarctica, where only penguins and seals live, aren't immune.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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One of our key initiatives was partnering with banks to make our network accessible to their cardholders, surcharge free.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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But those insurers are allowed to surcharge their own policyholders to recoup those payments, meaning those with insurance coverage across the state could see their rates increase.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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That is much healthier than being overburdened or resentful.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Security teams are overburdened, flooded with alerts, juggling a patchwork of tools, and struggling to keep up with the pace of modern threats.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Blumenthal now lists the total, final cost of ticket prices up front, so that there aren’t surprises about fees and service charges.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2025
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Noninterest income increased to $16.4 million from $14.2 million, driven by higher service charges on deposits and gains on the sale of loans.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Overcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcharge. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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