Example Sentences

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Without a good handle on that starting price, “you will overpay taxes — that’s the main disadvantage.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

So because the public will not support public education, we must become the kind of place that people from elsewhere will overpay for.

From Slate • Oct. 5, 2016

Given current commodity prices, it’s possible that Glencore will overpay for the acquisitions.”

From BusinessWeek • Apr. 14, 2011

The winner in this fight will almost certainly be a loser because the winner will overpay.

From Time Magazine Archive