overpay
verb (used with object)
to pay more than (an amount due).
overpaid
Example Sentences
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The majority, 335 veterans, were overpaid a total of £5.1m as a result of incorrect National Insurance calculations.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
It said an error in its system meant he had been overpaid for years.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Some who believe Kushner and Iger got caught up in the moment and overpaid point to the bidding war with Comcast for 21st Century Fox that Iger won for Disney in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
After paying for airport parking by credit card, he got an email saying he had overpaid and was owed a refund—they just needed his card number.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
It is said that on one occasion a woman in making change overpaid him the trifling sum of six cents.
From American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History by Wilbur Fisk Gordy
