overpayment
Americannoun
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a payment which exceeds the amount owed; the amount paid in excess of what is owed.
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the act of paying more than is owed.
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To file an appeal, you’ll need the overpayment notice you received and the documentation proving your case.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Estée Lauder’s stock has tumbled 24% this year, with investors concerned about consumer spending and potential overpayment in the deal.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
Otherwise, keeping the benefits is considered overpayment, which leaves you subject to penalties that could prevent you from receiving future benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Dudley took her mother off auto pay and said AT&T sent gift cards to compensate for overpayment.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025
"Respect given and taken truly balances the account between man and man," was the way he put it, "but veneration is overpayment."
From The Home and the World by Tagore, Rabindranath
It also estimates that total overpayments probably came to about $9.3 billion last year.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
American seniors paid billions of dollars in extra premiums due to alleged Medicare overpayments, according to a report by the Joint Economic Committee, a bipartisan group of lawmakers that advises Congress on financial matters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
UnitedHealthcare is a company accused of numerous offenses, from ignoring doctors’ advice and denying claims for services they deemed not “medically necessary” to extracting overpayments from the federal government.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2025
Other behaviours the new system is taking into account are cutting overdraft use, avoiding credit card advances and making mortgage overpayments.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025
In the food stamp program alone, last year, we identified almost $1.1 billion in overpayments.
From State of the Union Address by Reagan, Ronald
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