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
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.
• undercharge
overcharge (plural overcharges)
An excessive load or burden.
An excessive charge in an account.
Source: Wiktionary
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
15 November 2024
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