overcharge
verb (used with object)
to charge (a purchaser) too high a price.
overcharges
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present tense formof overcharge (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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And earlier this year, a jury found that Live Nation was an illegal monopoly, following years of criticism that the company stifles competition and overcharges fans, but analysts say a breakup is unlikely.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
“The companies pulled their punches, and one company was left being the sole bidder on the contract and that involved a lot of overcharges to the good people of Texas,” Slater said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Tap again when leaving a station to avoid overcharges.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
As for those refunds, Californians are still waiting for about $3.5 billion of the $5.5 billion that Consumer Watchdog estimates policyholders are owed for pandemic-era overcharges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
Milord," says our tourist, "in his quality of bulldog, was so great a destroyer of cats, that we judged it wise to take some precautions against overcharges in this particular.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 by Various
