overpay

[oh-ver-pey]

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verb (used with object), o·ver·paid, o·ver·pay·ing.

to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.

to pay (a person) in excess.

RELATED WORDS

exaggerated, overpriced, hyped-up

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Origin of overpay

First recorded in 1595–1605; over- + pay¹

Related formso·ver·pay·ment

[oh-ver-pey-muh nt, oh-ver-pey-muh nt] /ˌoʊ vərˈpeɪ mənt, ˈoʊ vərˌpeɪ mənt/, nounun·o·ver·paid, adjective

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Examples from the Web for overpaid

I was suddenly so bored," he confesses, "I was underworked and overpaid.
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If they overpaid for the company they acquired, why should the government have to bail them out?
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The suspension gives official sanction to those who dismiss the naturally gifted Rodriguez as an overpaid “phony.”
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“Congress is out of touch because congressmen are overpaid, overstaffed, and away from home too much,” the Texas governor said.
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Kent overpaid the chauffeur in spite of Judy's protestations and then Professor Green came back and gave him an extra pourboire.
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I must have overpaid the man extravagantly, for his tone changed suddenly as he examined the coins in his hand.
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He had no coronet playing before his eyes: no overpaid places and sinecures for relatives.
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He did not thank her much by words, but his looks betrayed all he felt, and Constance was overpaid.
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Remember all the while, if you will, that I am not urging that the railroader is overpaid to-day.
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British Dictionary definitions for overpaid

overpay

verb -pays, -paying or -paid

to pay (someone) at too high a rate

to pay (someone) more than is due, as by an error

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Word Origin and History for overpaid

overpay

c.1600, from over- + pay (v.). Related: Overpaid; overpaying.