overcharge
To charge more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while…To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
» It was never our intention to overcharge you.
Es war nie unsere Absicht, dich zu überfordern.
Es war nie unsere Absicht, Sie zu überfordern.
Meaning
6 senses(ambitransitive)To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
назнача́ть завы́шенную це́нуnaznačátʹ zavýšennuju cénu
(transitive)To continue to charge (an electrical device) beyond its capacity.
перегружа́тьperegružátʹ, перегрузи́тьperegruzítʹ
To charge (someone) with an inflated number or degree of legal charges (for example, charging them with a more serious crime than was committed); to upcharge.
(dated, transitive)To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress.
place too much a load on
(dated, transitive)To fill too full; to crowd.
October 22, 1706, Alexander Pope, letter to Mr. Walsh Our language is naturally overcharged with consonants.
(dated, transitive)To exaggerate.
to overcharge a description
Examples
5 sentencesIt was never our intention to overcharge you.
deEs war nie unsere Absicht, dich zu überfordern.
I think I've been overcharged.
Ziri overcharged the battery in cycles.
Upon review it looks like I was overcharged for this.
The salespeople often overcharge me.
ruПродавцы часто меня обсчитывают.
deDie Verkäufer legen mich oft rein.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English overchargen, equivalent to over- + charge.From Middle English overchargen, equivalent to over- + charge.
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Forms
overcharges, overcharging, overcharged, overcharged| Base form | overcharge · to overcharge |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overcharges |
| Present participle | overcharging |
| Past simple | overcharged |
| Past participle | overcharged |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
21 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle