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overcharge

noun

Meaning

  1. An excessive load or burden.
  2. An excessive charge in an account.
  3. To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
  4. To continue to charge (an electrical device) beyond its capacity.
  5. To charge (someone) with an inflated number or degree of legal charges (for example, charging them with a more serious crime than was committed); to upcharge.
  6. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress.
  7. To fill too full; to crowd.
  8. To exaggerate.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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