sobrecarregar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- encumber verb To weigh something down with a heavy load.
- overcharge verb To charge someone more money than they should pay.
- overload verb To load something with more than it can safely or properly handle.
Senses
sobrecarregar is used for these senses in English:
- overcharge (ambitransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
- overload (intransitive) To fail due to excessive load.
encumber — full definition
- verb To weigh something down with a heavy load.
- verb To hold something back or get in its way.
- verb (law) To place a legal claim or duty on property, such as a debt.
overcharge — full definition
- verb To charge someone more money than they should pay.
- verb To keep charging a battery or device after it is already full.
- verb To bring against someone more, or more serious, legal charges than are warranted, such as accusing them of a graver crime than they committed; to upcharge.
- verb To load or burden someone or something too heavily.
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