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o·ver·charge
(ō′vər-chärj′)v. o·ver·charged, o·ver·charg·ing, o·ver·charg·es
v.tr.
1. To charge (a party) an excessive price for something.
2. To fill too full; overload.
3. To overstate or exaggerate.
v.intr.
To charge too much.
n. (ō′vər-chärj′)
1. Abbr. o/c An excessive charge or price.
2. A load or burden that is too full or heavy.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
overcharge
vb
1. (Commerce) to charge too much
2. (tr) to fill or load beyond capacity
3. literary another word for exaggerate
n
4. (Commerce) an excessive price or charge
5. (Commerce) an excessive load
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
o•ver•charge
(v. ˌoʊ vərˈtʃɑrdʒ; n. ˈoʊ vərˌtʃɑrdʒ)v. -charged, -charg•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to charge (a purchaser) too high a price.
2. to overload.
3. to express too elaborately or dramatically.
v.i. 4. to charge too high a price.
n. 5. a charge in excess of a stated or just price.
6. an act of overcharging.
7. an excessive load.
[1275–1325]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
overcharge
Past participle: overcharged
Gerund: overcharging
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| Noun | 1. |  overcharge - a price that is too high charge - the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge" extortion - an exorbitant charge |
| Verb | 1. | overcharge - rip off; ask an unreasonable price extort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" undercharge - charge (someone) too little money |
| 2. | overcharge - place too much a load on; "don't overload the car" |
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overcharge
verb cheat, con (informal), do (slang), skin (slang), stiff (slang), sting (informal), rip off (slang), fleece, defraud, surcharge, swindle, stitch up (slang), rook (slang), short-change, diddle (informal), take for a ride (informal), cozen If you feel a taxi driver has overcharged you, say so.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
overcharge
verb1. To exploit (another) by charging too much for something:
Idioms: make someone pay through the nose, take someone for a ride , take someone to the cleaners .
2. To make (something) seem greater than is actually the case:
Idioms: blow up out of proportion, lay it on thick, stretch the truth.
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Translations
يَطْلُبُ ثَمَناً بَاهِظاًيَطْلُبُ ثَمَناً باهِظاً
předražit
tage for høj pris
veloittaa liikaa
previše naplatiti
túlfizettet
láta borga of mikiî
過大請求する
바가지 씌우다
imti per didelę kainąperkrautiužprašyti per didelę kainą
prasīt pārāk augstu cenu
predražiťúčtovať príliš draho
preveč zaračunati
ta för mycket betalt
คิดเกินราคา
fazla fiyat istemekfazla para almak
tính giá quá đắt
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
overcharge
[ˌəʊvərˈtʃɑːrdʒ] vt → faire payer trop cher àHe overcharged me → Il m'a fait payer trop cher.
to overcharge sb for sth → faire payer qch trop cher à qn, surfacturer qch à qn
They overcharged us for the meal → Ils nous ont fait payer trop cher pour le repas., Ils nous ont surfacturé le repas.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
overcharge
vt
person → zu viel berechnen (+dat) → or abverlangen (+dat) → (for für); you’ve been overcharged → man hat dir zu viel berechnet; they overcharged me by £2 → sie haben mir £ 2 zu viel berechnet
electric circuit → überlasten
(with detail, emotion) painting, style → überladen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
overcharge
[ˌəʊvəˈtʃɑːdʒ] vta. to overcharge sb for sth → far pagare troppo qc a qn
b. (Elec) → sovraccaricare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
overcharge
(əuvəˈtʃaːdʒ) verb to charge too much. I have been overcharged for these goods.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
overcharge
→ يَطْلُبُ ثَمَناً بَاهِظاً předražit tage for høj pris zu viel berechnen υπερχρεώνω cobrar de más veloittaa liikaa surcharger previše naplatiti fare pagare un prezzo eccessivo 過大請求する 바가지 씌우다 te veel vragen ta for mye betalt przeciążyć cobrar caro demais, cobrar demasiado назначать завышенную цену ta för mycket betalt คิดเกินราคา fazla fiyat istemek tính giá quá đắt 要价过高Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
overcharge
n. precio excesivo, recargo de precio;
v. sobrecargar, cobrar demasiado.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012