overcharge
IPA: ˈoʊvɝtʃɑrdʒ
noun
- An excessive load or burden.
- An excessive charge in an account.
- Any amount erroneously charged to a customer above the correct price for a product or service.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
- (transitive) To continue to charge (an electrical device) beyond its capacity.
- To charge (someone) with an inflated number or degree of legal charges (for example, charging them with a more serious crime than was committed); to upcharge.
- (transitive, dated) To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress.
- (transitive, dated) To fill too full; to crowd.
- (transitive, dated) To exaggerate.
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