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overcharge

verb 6
noun 4
forms 4

verb6

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To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
- Meanwhile, the tolls dispute had gone to the courts, and the E.L.R. was completely successful when, in 1856, the House of Lords awarded it the sum of £30,000 against the L.Y.R. for tolls overcharged. — 1957
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To continue to charge (an electrical device) beyond its capacity.
- Sometimes I get overcharged / That's when you see sparks — 1997
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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.
- The police, fully aware of the reality of plea bargaining, often overcharge (if they don't, then the prosecutor does). The police also may overcharge in order to develop informants. — 2015
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(old-fashioned) To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress.
- it serves to no better use but only to labour and overcharge the ships' sides in any grown seas and foul weather. — 1611
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(old-fashioned) To fill too full; to crowd.
- October 22, 1706, Alexander Pope, letter to Mr. Walsh Our language is naturally overcharged with consonants.
(old-fashioned) To exaggerate.

noun4

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An excessive charge in an account.
- This was a blatant overcharge. They tripled the price because they thought that the customer wouldn't know any better.
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Any amount erroneously charged to a customer above the correct price for a product or service.
- The software glitch caused an overcharge.
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An excessive charge of a rechargeable battery.
- It is impossible to end up with an overcharge of your smartphone under any normal circumstances because its hardware and firmware stop the charging when the battery is full.
An excessive load or burden.

forms

overcharged · overcharging · overcharges · overchargeth

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