overcharge
verb
over·charge
ˌō-vər-ˈchärj 
overcharged; overcharging; overcharges
: to make an excessive charge
Examples of overcharge in a Sentence
He overcharges for car repairs.
He overcharges his customers for car repairs.
The store overcharged me for my skirt.
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In two cases, the DMV fined them a total of $5,000 for overcharging people to get their vehicles after a tow and ordered Lombard to return more than $1,000 to the vehicle owners.
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Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
In two cases, the DMV fined them a total of $5,000 for overcharging people to get their vehicles after a tow and ordered Lombard to return more than $1,000 to the vehicle owners.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
The jury found that fans were overcharged for tickets as a direct result of this monopoly, paying higher fees for their tickets.
—Letitia James, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
For the past five months, the company was overcharging her $94 a month.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
In two cases, the DMV fined them a total of $5,000 for overcharging people to get their vehicles after a tow and ordered Lombard to return more than $1,000 to the vehicle owners.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
The jury found that fans were overcharged for tickets as a direct result of this monopoly, paying higher fees for their tickets.
—Letitia James, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
For the past five months, the company was overcharging her $94 a month.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for overcharge
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“Overcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcharge. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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overcharge
verb
over·charge
ˌō-vər-ˈchärj
1
: to charge too much
2
: to fill or load too full
a cannon overcharged with powder
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