overcharge
to charge (a purchaser) too high a price: When the manager realized we'd been overcharged, she gave us a credit for the difference.
to fill too full; overload.
to exaggerate: to overcharge the importance of ancestry.
Origin of overcharge
1Other words from overcharge
- o·ver·charg·er, noun
Words Nearby overcharge
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How to use overcharge in a sentence
In this way you avoid unpleasant company during your drive, and overcharge at the end of it.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyI have known him to examine into the cost of a cab, and object to an apparent overcharge of a few cents.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineLet her avoid whatever is hot seasoned, especially pies and baked meats, which being of hot digestion, overcharge the stomach.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher | AnonymousBy following this plan I generally escaped overcharge and inconvenience.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy | Ida PfeifferWe only buy from R—— when he is discreet, and does not overcharge; which, entre nous, he is very apt to do.
British Dictionary definitions for overcharge
to charge too much
(tr) to fill or load beyond capacity
literary another word for exaggerate
an excessive price or charge
an excessive load
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