OVERCHARGE

overcharge

(noun) a price that is too high

overload, surcharge, overcharge

(verb) place too much a load on; “don’t overload the car”

overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook

(verb) rip off; ask an unreasonable price

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

overcharge (third-person singular simple present overcharges, present participle overcharging, simple past and past participle overcharged)

(ambitransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.

(transitive) To continue to charge (an electrical device) beyond its capacity.

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.

(transitive, dated) To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress.

(transitive, dated) To fill too full; to crowd.

(transitive, dated) To exaggerate.

Antonyms

• undercharge

Noun

overcharge (plural overcharges)

An excessive load or burden.

An excessive charge in an account.

Source: Wiktionary

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O`ver*charge", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Supercharge, Surcharge.]

1. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy. Sir W. Raleigh.

2. To fill too full; to crowd. Our language is overcharged with consonants. Addison.

3. To charge excessively; to charge beyond a fair rate or price.

4. To exaggerate; as, to overcharge a description. Overcharged mine. (Mil.) See Globe of compression, under Globe.

O`ver*charge", v. i.

Definition: To make excessive charges.

O"ver*charge`, n. Etym: [Cf. Supercargo, Supercharge.]

1. An excessive load or burden.

2. An excessive charge in an account.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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