overcharge

[oh-ver-chahrj, oh-ver-chahrj]

verb (used with object)

overcharged, overcharging 

1. to charge (a purchaser) too high a price.

   When the manager realized we'd been overcharged, she gave us a credit for the difference.

2. to fill too full; overload.

3. to exaggerate.

   to overcharge the importance of ancestry.

verb (used without object)

overcharged, overcharging 

1. to make an excessive charge; charge too much for something.

noun

1. a charge in excess of a stated or just price.

2. an act of overcharging.

3. an excessive load.

overcharge

verb

1. to charge too much

2. (tr) to fill or load beyond capacity

3. literary,  another word for exaggerate

noun

1. an excessive price or charge

2. an excessive load

Other Word Forms

• overcharger noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of overcharge¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; over-, charge

Example Sentences

Some customers pay their bill as it comes in each month because they do not want their supplier to estimate their usage in case they are overcharged.

From BBC

E.On said there was nothing to suggest he had been overcharged, and it would support him as a vulnerable customer.

From BBC

The split decision is at least a partial victory for Combs, whose attorneys had argued that prosecutors overcharged him and did not prove their case.

From Los Angeles Times

The verdict is at least a partial victory for Combs, whose attorneys had argued that prosecutors overcharged him and did not prove their case.

From Los Angeles Times

The lack of transparency enables PBMs to overcharge patients and health plans.

From Salon

Related Words

• cheat 
• fleece 
• overtax