Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpayments
Noun
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She was told she would be added to the payroll of a fake company, with payments coming from one of Jeffrey Epstein’s Bank of America accounts.—
Chase Jordan
October 17,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Oct. 2025 -
Instead, our $1 trillion interest bill was $160 billion greater than this year’s price tag on the Pentagon, and every $4 of $5 collected by the federal government went solely to interest payments, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Grant disbursements for Gateway have been on hold since then, Sigmund said in an email.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Only about 16% of graduate students have relied on Grad PLUS loans, but the program accounted for 32% of federal-loan disbursements, according to a report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workplace.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Others questioned whether the country could still receive digital remittances, on which its economy relies.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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From Africa to Latin America to Southeast Asia, governments have used migration as a pressure valve — letting their best talent leave, send remittances, and keep broken systems intact.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Overpayments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpayments. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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