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overpay
[ oh-ver-pey ]
/ ˌoʊ vərˈpeɪ /
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verb (used with object), o·ver·paid, o·ver·pay·ing.
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OTHER WORDS FROM overpay
o·ver·pay·ment [oh-ver-pey-muhnt, oh-ver-pey-muhnt], /ˌoʊ vərˈpeɪ mənt, ˈoʊ vərˌpeɪ mənt/, nounun·o·ver·paid, adjectiveWords nearby overpay
overoptimistic, overorganize, overpage, overparted, overpass, overpay, overpeople, overpersuade, overpitch, overplay, overplus
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British Dictionary definitions for overpay
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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