overcharges 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of overcharge
1
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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2
as in loads
to fill or load to excess overcharged his thesis with long, fancy words

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overcharges

2 of 2

noun

plural of overcharge
as in rates

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Recent Examples of overcharges
Verb
The most recent tally for 2024 shows overcharges ranging up to $480 per residential account. — Ed Hirs, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 An electronic safety system monitors each cell during operations, avoiding both under- and overcharges. — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcharges
  1. stings
  2. loads
  3. rates
  4. gouges
  5. overloads
  6. tariffs
  7. cheats
  8. overburdens
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  • That still stings, even if Wicky wasn’t one of the three to attempt a penalty.
    — Sam McDowell July 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
  • If feedback stings, take a breath, separate taste from task, and keep what improves the result.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Definition of stings
Verb
  • Reddick loads her genre-blurring tale with outlandish intrigue involving Soviet spies, a capitalist cult and a roving choir that doubles as a Greek chorus.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Intelligent power switches can monitor electrical flow while controlling loads more efficiently.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • The results were consistent across most states lower rates of sleep insufficiency were associated with longer life expectancy.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • The California Public Employees’ Retirement System board of administration approved a weighted average increase of 5% to healthcare rates during a Tuesday board meeting.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of rates
Verb
  • 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
Definition of gouges
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  • They'll often be triggered if a player kills an enormous number of enemies in a short time, or overloads the screen with complex physics like hundreds of items or explosions.
    — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The relentless flow of appalling events eventually overloads the nervous system; the rising tide of brutality, which once seemed shocking, comes to seem unremarkable.
    — David Brooks, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
Definition of overloads
Noun
  • And with looming questions about tariffs, labor markets, and shifting political conditions, many companies are treating automation as a long-term hedge against uncertainty, not a one-time upgrade.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
  • Beyond the Iran war, tariffs are still a top-three issue for executives, according to Homkes.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Definition of tariffs
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  • Any forward who cheats for defence, as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has for much of his career, will play an elevated role on a Babcock team.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Though Lesnar rarely cheats to win, Femi isn’t going to lose clean.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of cheats
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  • In January 2025, a federal judge ruled that portion of the ordinance overburdens free speech rights by prohibiting anyone from providing any lecture in any San Diego public park or beach.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • What to know about the new pump station When rainfall overburdens the sewer system, the new pump station will reduce the strain.
    — Vanessa Murdock, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Definition of overburdens

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