overpay

[ oh-ver-pey ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈpeɪ /

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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.

Nearby words

overorganize, overpage, overpaid, overparted, overpass, overpay, overpeople, overpersuade, overpitch, overplay, overplus

Origin of overpay

First recorded in 1595–1605; over- + pay¹

Related forms

o·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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But instead of a witty pop song, we have yet more woe-is-me-feel-my-pain from an overpaid, over-cosseted celebrity.
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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.
Molly Brown's Orchard Home|Nell Speed
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.
Our Railroads To-Morrow|Edward Hungerford

British Dictionary definitions for overpaid

overpay

/ (ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ) /

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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