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as in to gouge
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
I think that store may have overcharged us for the shoes, which were supposed to be on sale
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Recent Examples of overcharge
Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Just this week, Lockheed Martin, the top U.S. defense manufacturer, settled a $30 million lawsuit accusing it of overcharging the Pentagon for years.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Trump has complained that Chinese ports near the canal may be used for espionage or in military operations against the U.S., and that the independent Panama Canal Authorities are overcharging U.S. ships using the waterway.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
The result, as alleged by the city, was that multi-family property owners were being overcharged as much as $9,313 in excess each year between 2015 and 2021.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
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This said, in recent years a number of Medicaid contractors have been investigated for overcharging the program.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Just this week, Lockheed Martin, the top U.S. defense manufacturer, settled a $30 million lawsuit accusing it of overcharging the Pentagon for years.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Trump has complained that Chinese ports near the canal may be used for espionage or in military operations against the U.S., and that the independent Panama Canal Authorities are overcharging U.S. ships using the waterway.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
The result, as alleged by the city, was that multi-family property owners were being overcharged as much as $9,313 in excess each year between 2015 and 2021.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcharge
Verb
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For nearly a century, the landscape was gouged by miners, leaving the center of the island a near barren landscape of jagged rocks.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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California warns more than 200 hotels and landlords of price gouging complaints in wake of fires.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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They would be loaded on buses and sent through the Kerem Shalom crossing either to Ashdod port, or to an airport near Eilat.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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That’s kind of where my idea to pocket things [comes from]; sometimes the idea’s gotta load.—
William E. Ketchum III,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In offering these temptingly low rates, Tesla is solving a short-term problem of generating income from its cars.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Another study that looked at U.S. outbreaks between 1989 and 1991 put the rate of SSPE at roughly 1 out of every 4,600 measles cases.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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His touch and shot stung Simon Mignolet’s palms and got Prince William, a friend of Mings, briefly off his seat from the stands above.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Find out about the equipment and site(s) needed to get started with your own adventure with these stinging insects that produce honey and useful beeswax.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s April 2 tariff festival appears to be weighing on investor sentiment as investors lock in profits.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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But even with the buffer, extended time with a 200 percent wine tariff would be detrimental to Sinzer’s businesses and restaurants across America.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Insurers also can surcharge policyholders for 100% of assessments in excess of those amounts.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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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
Verb
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State agencies are already overburdened, McCrady said, and adding more responsibilities will put Northwest Indiana communities at a disadvantage.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Voters were concerned for their schools being overburdened by many multiple foreign languages in their classrooms.—
Letters to the editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The price: Rooms this month start at $640 per night, before service charge.—
Abid Rahman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Mar. 2025
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Noninterest income was $8.7 million, a 3% decrease from the prior year, mainly due to lower service charges and fees on deposit accounts.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Overcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcharge. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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