overcharge
An excessive load or burdenAn excessive load or burden.
» It was never our intention to overcharge you.
Es war nie unsere Absicht, dich zu überfordern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Es war nie unsere Absicht, Sie zu überfordern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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4 sensesAn excessive load or burden.
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An excessive charge in an account.
Near-synonym: price gouging
This was a blatant overcharge. They tripled the price because they thought that the customer wouldn't know any better.
завы́шенная цена́zavýšennaja cená
Any amount erroneously charged to a customer above the correct price for a product or service.
The software glitch caused an overcharge.
An excessive charge of a rechargeable battery.
It is impossible to end up with an overcharge of your smartphone under any normal circumstances because its hardware and firmware stop the charging when the battery is full.
- a price that is too high
Examples
5 sentencesIt was never our intention to overcharge you.
deEs war nie unsere Absicht, dich zu überfordern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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. — odexed
deDie Verkäufer legen mich oft rein. — Zurich899
Translations
1 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
plural: overcharges| Singular | overcharge |
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