OVERPAYMENT Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

overpayment

noun

Definition of overpayment

as in paying

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Recent Examples of overpayment Tampa right-shot defenseman Darren Raddysh could also be in line for some overpayment as well. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026 One counterintuitive way of using that space would be to spend it inefficiently, attempting to win a free agent’s services via a short-term overpayment. — Murat Ates, New York Times, 25 May 2026 People are getting more money back from the government because of their overpayments. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026 This bill would allow them to, in effect, count that overpayment against future refunds due under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for overpayment

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Noun

In April, the SPLC was charged as an organization with bank fraud and money laundering offenses related to its paying of informants to infiltrate hate groups.

— Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
The affordability crisis extends to healthcare, housing, and access to good paying jobs.

— Elijah Manley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

Definition of paying

Noun

Upgrade offers repayment terms of up to seven years, longer than the five years most lenders offer.

— Dan Avery,Brett Holzhauer, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Your circumstances could change A repayment strategy that works with today’s income might become harder to maintain after job loss, illness, or another unexpected event.

— Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of repayment

Noun

The employee stated Hehenberger and CMS Chief Financial Officer Kelly Kluttz advised her a contract would be necessary moving forward for the payments to be in compliance.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Earlier this month, the Legislature passed a bill from Assemblymember Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, closing a loophole in the 2023 law by requiring campaigns — not just influencers — to disclose any payments to influencers.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of payment

Noun

Officials frequently approved reimbursement after travel had already happened, and failed to require consultants to provide documentation like receipts, violating contract rules around wasteful spending.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Other questionable practices, the report states, included reimbursement for rideshare cancellation fees, same-day flight booking, which typically means higher costs, and travel claims which lacked receipts or supporting documentation.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of reimbursement

Noun

Retrospective intelligence examines recently completed claims, remittances, payment patterns and denials to understand what is actually changing.

— Terry Goertz, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Even today, remittances account for roughly ten per cent of the Philippine economy.

— Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of remittance

Noun

Competitive compensation helps Broward recruit and retain the talented teachers and education professionals our children deserve.

— Roberto Fernandez III, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Documents reviewed by Fortune show an email sent from Better’s corporate secretary to Garg on August 6, cc’ed to the board’s compensation and nominating committee, plus Talwar.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of compensation

Noun

The funding will come from federal disbursements sent to the county under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a program geared towards post-COVID relief.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
This is done to comply with the SSI payment schedule, which sets disbursements for the first day of each month and moves them earlier when that date falls on a holiday.

— Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of disbursement

Noun

That said, that fear hasn’t universally stopped philanthropic giving.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Both certainly worked less in their final years than during the peaks of their careers, but continued giving interviews, making appearances and pursuing their creative passions.

— Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

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