overpayment
noun
a payment which exceeds the amount owed; the amount paid in excess of what is owed.
overpayments
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pluralof overpayment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At the same time, officials in the office debated filing a claim against the state to argue that the overpayments were not the fault of the employees, according to the audit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
With respect to the overpayments, the second employee is now in a repayment plan, according to the spokesperson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Ray Lawton, 70, was told in July he owed £8,000 following six years of overpayments.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
She notes that the proportion of food stamps that were overpayments went up by only about 60%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
In the food stamp program alone, last year, we identified almost $1.1 billion in overpayments.
From State of the Union Address by Ronald Reagan
