overgenerous
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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But an overgenerous offer of fuel subsidies meant it could cost taxpayers an extra £490m.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2018
And then of course there is the commission’s insistence that Apple should repay the €13bn in back taxes that it owes the Irish government because of overgenerous tax breaks provided to the company.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 1, 2017
Rouvali combed through the pages of the First for new discoveries, something potent in the timpani or bird-like in the flute or overgenerous in the horns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2016
Companies need to put more effort into guarding the guards—training them in how to conduct reviews and holding them accountable if they are overgenerous or otherwise sloppy.
From Economist ● Feb. 16, 2016
But there is such a thing as being overgenerous.
From Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover by Rexford, Eben E. (Eben Eugene)
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