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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Examples of "overcharge" in Sentences
- The payment was overcharged.
- Clearly, it is not the overcharge.
- We can then overcharge on shit in the park.
- The fancy ones are just an excuse to overcharge you.
- If the overcharge was unintentional, that's a mistake.
- But if the overcharge was unintentional, that's a mistake.
- Auto drivers are indeed rude in Chennai and also grossly overcharge.
- As with all such batteries, the real damage occurs when you overcharge.
- An extremely powerful one was defeated by an overcharge of Bio Particles.
- Errors and overcharges that are noticed are disallowed, but no other penalties are imposed.
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