overpay

[oh-ver-pey]

verb (used with object)

overpaid, overpaying 

1. to pay more than (an amount due).

   I received a credit after overpaying the bill.

2. to pay (a person) in excess.

overpay

/ ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ /

verb

1. to pay (someone) at too high a rate

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

Other Word Forms

• overpayment noun
• unoverpaid adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of overpay¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; over- + pay ¹

Example Sentences

On top of that are concerns about overpaying for a home.

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Discovery after it possibly splits is unlikely, “we can certainly see how the WBD Board could foresee a bidding war breaking out, driving the need for Paramount to meaningfully overpay for WBD .”

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Some parents were certain that the change would not affect their children and that the people who had been laid off were just overpaid government bureaucrats.

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Guilt 1: We overpaid/undernegotiated due to the market conditions and using a friend as a realtor.

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This is a response to public scrutiny of business leaders, who are often perceived as overpaid and out of touch.

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