overcharge
pronunciation
How to pronounce overcharge in British English:
UK [ˌəʊvəˈtʃɑ:dʒ]
How to pronounce overcharge in American English:
US [ˌoʊvərˈtʃɑrdʒ]
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- Noun:
- a price that is too high
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- Verb:
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- place too much a load on
Word Origin
- overcharge (v.)
- c. 1300, "to overload, overburden," from over- + charge (v.). Meaning "to charge someone too much money" is from 1660s. Related: Overcharged; overcharging.
Example
- 1. Don 't let those grasping taxi drivers overcharge you .
- 2. I am going to call the gas company about this overcharge on my bill .
- 3. Research progress on overcharge behavior of lithium ion batteries .
- 4. It 's a fairly good restaurant but they really overcharge .
- 5. You were not permitted to undercut or to overcharge .