overcharge

[ verb oh-ver-chahrj; noun oh-ver-chahrj ]
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verb (used with object),o·ver·charged, o·ver·charg·ing.
  1. to charge (a purchaser) too high a price: When the manager realized we'd been overcharged, she gave us a credit for the difference.

  2. to fill too full; overload.

  1. to exaggerate: to overcharge the importance of ancestry.

verb (used without object),o·ver·charged, o·ver·charg·ing.
  1. to make an excessive charge; charge too much for something.

noun
  1. a charge in excess of a stated or just price.

  2. an act of overcharging.

  1. an excessive load.

Origin of overcharge

1
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at over-, charge

Other words from overcharge

  • o·ver·charg·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for overcharge

overcharge

verb(ˌəʊvəˈtʃɑːdʒ)
  1. to charge too much

  2. (tr) to fill or load beyond capacity

  1. literary another word for exaggerate

noun(ˈəʊvəˌtʃɑːdʒ)
  1. an excessive price or charge

  2. an excessive load

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