mischarge

as in to defraud

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Verb
  • Credit Suisse and its subsidiary, based in Britain, admitted to defrauding a number of U.S. and international investors in the financing of an $850 million loan in October 2021.
    Shayla Colon, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • This included almost 85,000 borrowers who attended schools that cheated and defrauded their students, 61,000 borrowers with total and permanent disabilities, and 6,100 public service workers.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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  • Some argued that banks engaged in practices that gouged consumers, caused overdraft fees to snowball, discouraged some people from keeping money in a bank and caused others to see their bank accounts closed.
    Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Big-play problems Jacksonville’s defense has been gouged by big plays, most of them through the air.
    Dan Gelston, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The carriers could then surcharge their residential and commercial customers for half of what they are assessed.
    Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • On Disney, room service is mostly free all day and night, while on Royal Caribbean, only continental breakfast is included in the fare (hot breakfasts and other meal periods are surcharged), for example.
    Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • One day later Miami would kick off its plans for 2025 right by landing former Georgia starting quarterback Carson Beck in the transfer portal (more on that in a bit), but, still, this Orange Bowl had to sting Cristobal over all that might have been.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
  • That loss hurt, of course, and losing the Super Bowl this time around would sting, too.
    Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Think cloud-like beds, balconies that hover over the ocean, soaking tubs meant for two, and roomy showers with windows that overlook the ocean.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Couples treatments here are not to be missed; a lavish duet suite boasts side-by-side soaking tubs and treatment tables.
    Ariel Okin, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisers have accused the parent company of Facebook and Instagram of overcharging by inflating the audience numbers their ads could reach.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Over a dozen stores across North Carolina were caught overcharging customers, including some Target, Family Dollar and Dollar General locations.
    Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Mischarge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mischarge. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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