overpay
verb (used with object)
to pay more than (an amount due).
have overpaid
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present perfectof overpay.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"I feel they have overpaid for every player they bought this summer - you can't rule them out from being in and around the relegation battle," said TNT pundit and ex-England international Joe Cole.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Some of them will have overpaid and be due refunds while others may owe more.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024
Analysts cautioned at the time the firm may have overpaid for a relatively unknown asset.
From Reuters ● Jul. 19, 2023
Now Salesforce looks like it might have overpaid.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
You put it to me that you wanted to buy me, and I could name the price—you have overpaid it.
From Man and Maid by Elinor Glyn
