overpayment

noun

Definition of overpaymentnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpayment
  1. paying
  2. repayment
  3. payment
  4. reimbursement
  5. remittance
  6. compensation
  7. disbursement
  8. giving
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
  • The final amount will be determined by the repayment process.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The September terms set repayment at one year after the money is paid out, with interest at the 12-month Euribor rate plus 2 percentage points.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of repayment
Noun
  • The treasurer’s office says the administrative cost of processing very small payments can exceed their value.
    — Mark Lewyn, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Businesses have previously voiced concern about the concentration of power in the two main payment providers.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of payment
Noun
  • Groups can’t simply hire their way out of every capacity problem, especially while expenses rise faster than reimbursement.
    — Manjot Pal, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • So, to deal with the costs inherent in representing Americans, the House of Representatives created a reimbursement program.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of reimbursement
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Western Union – whose financial services allow Haitian migrants to send remittances to Haiti – has in recent years begun offering introductory Creole courses for staff members.
    — Kendall Medford, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
  • With expatriates making up nearly 90% of the UAE’s population, remittances are a prize worth billions.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of remittance
Noun
  • Expected to begin in early October, the mediation will not determine responsibility, only negotiate potential victim compensation.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The measure’s primary backer, SEIU-UHW, argues the clinics are misspending funds on items like executive compensation that should go towards patient care.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 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 giving came from more than 95,000 individual donors, which was more than double the number of California donors who gave to their more moderate opponents.
    — Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In 2025, however, foundation giving increased by just 3 percent (again, adjusted for inflation).
    — Phil Buchanan, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of giving

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“Overpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpayment. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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