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as in to gouge
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
I think that store may have overcharged us for the shoes, which were supposed to be on sale
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Recent Examples of overcharge
Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Aware of the comptroller’s probe, county officials looked into the contract themselves and also determined they had been overcharged, according to a response letter included in the audit.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Fighting for relief for servicemembers and their families by suing MoneyLion for overcharging servicemembers on loans and allegedly refusing to cancel memberships.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
That’s because the owner of the insurance company also owns the affiliates, creating an incentive for executives to overcharge the insurance company for services.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Deitrich, who’s gotten involved with Power to the Patients, said she was overcharged by her provider by more than a thousand dollars for a routine checkup and now drives more than two hours to the closest clinic that lists their prices upfront.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Aware of the comptroller’s probe, county officials looked into the contract themselves and also determined they had been overcharged, according to a response letter included in the audit.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Fighting for relief for servicemembers and their families by suing MoneyLion for overcharging servicemembers on loans and allegedly refusing to cancel memberships.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
That’s because the owner of the insurance company also owns the affiliates, creating an incentive for executives to overcharge the insurance company for services.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcharge
Verb
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The roof was scorched black and gouged open to the sky, insulation tufting from the walls.—
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arkansasonline.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Tickets for the shows are hard to come by as the band is using a face-value ticket exchange to prevent scalpers from gouging fans on the secondary market.—
Ethan Millman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In the second inning, the A’s added another run when shortstop Jacob Wilson walked with the bases loaded.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Larnach hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning and Byron Buxton later homered as the Twins topped the Chicago White Sox 6-3 at Target Field. Larnach also singled in a run in the fourth inning for the Twins, who only scored once despite loading the bases in each of the first three innings.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Consumers face an overall average effective tariff rate of 28%, the highest since 1901, according to the Yale Budget Lab. Need a break?—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Compounded semaglutide may have inflated the rate of side effects in the study, or could even explain why an unexpected percentage of patients experienced low blood sugar, Cohen explained.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Now Warning To All iPhone Users Google Pixel’s Unbeatable Upgrade—Bad News For Samsung Being stuck at No. 2 behind Lamar likely stings just a little more than usual for Drake.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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But China is also seeking to build tighter relationships in Asia with nations stung by Trump’s tariffs.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Trump sees that reliance as a security issue and believes tariffs can bring more manufacturing to America.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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Such tariffs could impose huge costs on Nvidia’s business, which primarily relies on chip and hardware manufacturing in Asia.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Some restaurants also started slapping an egg surcharge onto their menu items.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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Insurers also can surcharge policyholders for 100% of assessments in excess of those amounts.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Then, the rotten cherry on top: my lightweight pack, overburdened with water and ill-equipped for the task, created a patch of chafe that eventually bloomed into an open wound.—
Shawnté Salabert,
Outside Online,
28 Mar. 2025
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Constant budget concerns might lead them to overburden employees or defer necessary hires, increasing team burnout and exacerbating issues across the business.—
Tiffany Grant,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Blumenthal now lists the total, final cost of ticket prices up front, so that there aren’t surprises about fees and service charges.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2025
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Noninterest income increased to $16.4 million from $14.2 million, driven by higher service charges on deposits and gains on the sale of loans.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Overcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcharge. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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