overcharging (plural overchargings)
The act or process of charging excessively
overcharging
present participle of overcharge
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
2 April 2025
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