overpay
verb (used with object)
to pay more than (an amount due).
overpays
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present tense formof overpay (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Record-breaking purchases of NBA, NFL and MLB teams are often initially considered overpays, yet soon are deemed bargains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Housing Authority in two Feb. 19 pieces: the front-page article “D.C. overpays landlords by millions to house its poorest” and Theresa Vargas’s Metro column, “D.C. overpays landlords at a dire cost to residents.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2023
The two biggest contracts of the offseason, signed by first baseman Eric Hosmer and pitcher Yu Darvish, already look like overpays, as neither has impressed this year.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2018
Typically the acquirer overpays for the synergies on offer, exaggerates or overestimates them in its lust to justify a deal, or botches the subsequent integration of the organisations.
From Economist ● Nov. 13, 2014
In the name of the Stewards, I most respectfully and cordially thank you for the honour you have done us, which greatly overpays our poor endeavours.
From Chronicles of the Canongate by Sir Walter Scott
