overcharge
verb (used with object)
to charge (a purchaser) too high a price.
have been overcharging
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present perfect progressiveof overcharge.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Student loan collection companies, meanwhile, have been overcharging borrowers through processing delays and “billing errors.”
From Seattle Times β May 21, 2018
Sandpiper’s corporate owners have been overcharging residents, some of them Jimmy’s clients, for everyday items, like tissue paper and syringes.
From New York Times β Mar. 23, 2015
Those are the people who have been overcharging us--selling us stale bread and bad meat and wilted vegetables ...
From Time Magazine Archive
