verb
overcharge
Overcharge (verb) means to charge someone more money than they should pay.
verb
1
To charge someone more money than they should pay.
"Meanwhile, the tolls dispute had gone to the courts, and the E.L.R. was completely successful when, in 1856, the House of Lords awarded it the sum of £30,000 against the L.Y.R. for tolls overcharged."
— M. D. Greville and G. O. Holt, Railway Development in Manchester—2 (1957)
2
To keep charging a battery or device after it is already full.
3
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.
""It's about decades of an office that overcharges and oversentences but keeps getting worse results," Conklin says."
— Daniel Walters, Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Haskell finds himself under attack from three fronts (2022)
4
To load or burden someone or something too heavily.
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Etymology
Came from Middle English overchargen, equivalent to over- plus charge.
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What is the meaning of overcharge?
"overcharge" (verb) means to charge someone more money than they should pay.
What is another word for overcharge?
Other words for "overcharge" include overload, soak, hook, rob, gazump, plume.
What is the opposite of overcharge?
The opposite of "overcharge" is undercharge.
What are the different meanings of overcharge?
"overcharge" has 3 main meanings: 1. To charge someone more money than they should pay; 2. To keep charging a battery or device after it is already full; 3. 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.
