Meaning

2 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To pay too much.

    I think we overpaid for that old car.

    Be careful not to overpay when buying second-hand items.

    überbezahlen

    перепла́чиватьperepláčivatʹ, переплати́тьpereplatítʹ

    pay too much

  2. (transitive)To be more than an ample reward for.

Examples

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  1. I think Tom overpaid.

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  2. I think Tom is overpaid.

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  3. Tom was overpaid.

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  4. Tom overpaid Mary.

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  5. Sami is overpaid on hours.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to pay too much:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to pay too much:

Forms

overpays, overpaying, overpaid, overpaid
Base formoverpay · to overpay
3rd person singularoverpays
Present participleoverpaying
Past simpleoverpaid
Past participleoverpaid

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoverpay
he, she, itoverpays

Past simpleLesson

all personsoverpaid

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave overpaid
he, she, ithas overpaid

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overpay

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words
Derivedoverpayer

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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