overcharge
verb
over·charge
ˌō-vər-ˈchärj 
overcharged; overcharging; overcharges
: to make an excessive charge
Examples of overcharge in a Sentence
He overcharges for car repairs.
He overcharges his customers for car repairs.
The store overcharged me for my skirt.
Recent Examples on the Web
The city had filed its own suit alleging the recycling company took advantage of a mistake in its city contract to rake in millions of dollars by overcharging customers.
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Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
The nation's highest court has agreed to take a closer look at a corporate malfeasance lawsuit stemming from a whistleblower's claim Wisconsin Bell, Inc. for years overcharged schools and libraries under a $4.5 billion federal telecommunications program.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2024
What an irony that the monopoly, overcharging cable company, who is constantly raising our rates with no oversight/competition, tries to sell you a cell phone service by telling you that your cell company keeps raising your rates.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2024
The dangerous decision privatizing Medicare has a local and national impact as the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General found Medicare Advantage companies overcharge the government draining the Medicare Trust faster.
—Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 29 May 2024
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Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
The nation's highest court has agreed to take a closer look at a corporate malfeasance lawsuit stemming from a whistleblower's claim Wisconsin Bell, Inc. for years overcharged schools and libraries under a $4.5 billion federal telecommunications program.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2024
What an irony that the monopoly, overcharging cable company, who is constantly raising our rates with no oversight/competition, tries to sell you a cell phone service by telling you that your cell company keeps raising your rates.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2024
The dangerous decision privatizing Medicare has a local and national impact as the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General found Medicare Advantage companies overcharge the government draining the Medicare Trust faster.
—Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 29 May 2024
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overcharge
verb
over·charge
ˌō-vər-ˈchärj
1
: to charge too much
2
: to fill or load too full
a cannon overcharged with powder
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