overcharged

past tense of overcharge
1
as in stung
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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2
as in overloaded
to fill or load to excess overcharged his thesis with long, fancy words

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Recent Examples of overcharged The White House has started sending $500 Obamacare refund checks to nearly 1 million Americans who the administration says were overcharged for their insurance. — Natalia Mittelstadt, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 Jackson County is nearing a massive settlement with more than 200,000 county homeowners who were overcharged on their property taxes. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 Centene, a Medicaid administrator, overcharged Florida by $67 million. — Darryll K. Jones, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026 What the disagreement was about Auditors for the city of Atlanta said the transit agency overcharged for enhanced bus service and owed the city $70 million from a fund to pay for new MARTA projects. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Marathon paid the additional amount, while arguing that they were being overcharged and taxed for business that did not occur in Carson, but rather in other jurisdictions. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 In 2024, the El Dorado County grand jury found that the district had overcharged the public in fees was irresponsibly holding large cash reserves without funding improvements. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The motion also claims both sets of prosecutors overcharged him. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 Officials said the problem has been fixed and any drivers who were overcharged will be automatically refunded. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcharged
Verb
  • As solitary insects with limited aggression towards humans, the risk of getting stung is often not worth your direct interference.
    — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Two years is a long time in the NFL, yet that wild-card loss to the Philadelphia Eagles still stung in the building.
    — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • They were accused of organizing the crossing of a small boat that was unfit for navigation on the open sea, was overloaded and lacked appropriate life jackets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Jones’ system is multiple but predicated largely on Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ high-press scheme, with plenty of pre-snap disguises, overloaded fronts and interchangeable assignments.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • The Colts were gouged on the ground by the Lamar Jackson/Derrick Henry tandem and the Chiefs can exploit that with Patrick Mahomes/Kenneth Walker III.
    — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • One man who worked at the Kenscoff police station had his eyes gouged and arms torn off, the report found.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Moore spent several minutes on the field before being loaded onto a cart and taken to Los Angeles General Medical Center by ambulance.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Trader Joe’s is also loaded up with all things miniature this year.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
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  • Domestic flights will also get surcharged.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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  • People not in those team meetings won’t know if the Panthers coaches overburdened their players.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Three midfielders did arrive, but there was an assumption Willock was going to leave, so that is part of the reason why Newcastle look overburdened in that area.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Scarlett Johansson sued you over that, alleging that Disney cheated her out of box office upside.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
  • OpenAI revealed that the Hugging Face hack wasn't the only time its bots had lied, cheated, and hidden its tracks from humans.
    — David Pogue, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Now the restaurant — serving French onion soup, stuffed chicken Caesar croissants, egg crepes and more — is heading to the KC metro.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
  • For this argument Thomasine was jailed—stuffed into a damp, stinking, deadly stone cell crawling with rats and lice—to force her to change her beliefs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Overcharged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcharged. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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