mischarge

as in to defraud

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Verb
  • Property manager defrauds HOAs and bank out of $2.1M, uses money to gamble, feds say In Utah, Blake Floyd Cozzens has admitted to defrauding homeowners associations, tenants, and a Las Vegas bank out of more than $2.1 million, federal prosecutors say.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
  • In other words, far from defrauding Social Security and Medicare, undocumented immigrants are subsidizing these programs.
    Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
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  • The roof was scorched black and gouged open to the sky, insulation tufting from the walls.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Tickets for the shows are hard to come by as the band is using a face-value ticket exchange to prevent scalpers from gouging fans on the secondary market.
    Ethan Millman, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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  • Some restaurants also started slapping an egg surcharge onto their menu items.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Insurers also can surcharge policyholders for 100% of assessments in excess of those amounts.
    Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Now Warning To All iPhone Users Google Pixel’s Unbeatable Upgrade—Bad News For Samsung Being stuck at No. 2 behind Lamar likely stings just a little more than usual for Drake.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • But China is also seeking to build tighter relationships in Asia with nations stung by Trump’s tariffs.
    Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Try a deep soaking tub with jets, a walk-in shower with custom shower head, sauna, high-tech toilet seat, or heated towel bars to make an ordinary bathroom feel luxurious.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
  • In the bedroom, guests will find a roaring fireplace, a soaking tub, and a rainfall shower, along with a wood-burning hot tub with a view of the verdant hillside on the terrace.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Red Robin fans jumped at the opportunity to buy a pass granting them bottomless burgers all May, but the promotion encountered some hiccups, including the burger chain's website crashing and some customers being overcharged at checkout.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Michael Barker, 47, admitted to working with a business owner starting in November 2019 to overcharge the school district for custodial supplies and split the excess funds, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia said in an April 7 news release.
    Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Mischarge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mischarge. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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