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as in surcharges
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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Verb
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And don't forget the mini space rover that loads into the cargo pod.—
John Mihaly,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Garfield loads Hank with chummy physicality.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Researchers measured violent and property crime data from 2023, fatal car accidents, drug overdose deaths and excessive drinking rates.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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In short, the Fed may be ready to cut rates, but the job market's cutting deeper.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The first mozzie of the evening stings my arm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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But this kind of comment often stings.—
Time,
Time,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In 2017, he was recalled after backing the $5 billion yearly gas tax that still gouges at the pump.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Consumers who have already grown weary of the rising cost of living, such as higher utility bills, are also wary of potential price increases from higher tariffs, Furman said.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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At current rates of 6-7 percent annually, tariffs collected in April 2025 would accrue nearly two years of interest by the time a final ruling comes down.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even better, several styles have early discounts.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Installation fees vary by plan, and pricing may reflect discounts for autopay or paperless billing.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Arsenal will be disappointed, however, with their inability to balance the books with more high-value sales.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The 2020 legislation also created penalties for using a bot to get around an online sales platform’s cap on ticket sales and then reselling those tickets at inflated prices.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As many tax practitioners predicted, the IRS is relying on new box codes to address new deductions, like the tip deduction.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Almost immediately, many agencies halted automatic deductions of union dues from employee paychecks, cutting off a critical source of cash flow to the unions.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Overcharges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcharges. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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