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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
Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
Centene, a Medicaid administrator, overcharged Florida by $67 million.
—Darryll K. Jones, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
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Advice
Two months after a 40-day car rental, National overcharged.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Stopping the big banks from overcharging businesses billions for debit card usage.
—Dick Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Second Rodeo’s complaint accuses Majestic of overcharging for a number of fees, including utilities, rent and administrative fees.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
Centene, a Medicaid administrator, overcharged Florida by $67 million.
—Darryll K. Jones, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Discos and dance parties behind new Miami Beach art show
Interior designer Rajni Alex answers all of our questions
City & Shore magazines win nine statewide journalism awards
Advice
Two months after a 40-day car rental, National overcharged.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Stopping the big banks from overcharging businesses billions for debit card usage.
—Dick Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overcharge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcharge
Verb
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Other fragments from the site appear to have flaked off large columns that once supported the villa’s porticoed garden: They’re composed of curved stucco gouged with decorative vertical lines, meant to make the columns fluted.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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However, because of the platform’s independent storefront model, Depop has limited regulations in place to monitor issues such as price gouging on hard to come by products.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Anthony Volpe couldn't make the throw to third base, and the Dodgers suddenly had the bases loaded and nobody out.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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With the bases now loaded and no one out, Cole started to rear back.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Communities with higher vaccination rates have fewer opportunities to spread the virus.—
Libby Richards,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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Nonetheless, the study achieved high compliance rates and generated enough interest to justify follow-up research.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Its allure is rooted in seeing the celebrity guest melt beneath the weight of hot sauce: Shaq’s eyes stung red with tears, viscera gushed from O’Brien nose.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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Recent history suggests that Republicans would take few lessons from even a stinging rebuke in the midterms.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The tariffs removed include the 10% universal tariff, the reciprocal tariffs, and the specific tariffs targeting China, Canada, and Mexico.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Early South Korean voters reportedly turned out in record numbers this week as the nation awaits the June 3 presidential election in what has been described as a pivotal race amid ongoing threats posed by China and recent rocky relations with the U.S. due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2025
Verb
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Business Insurers seek to surcharge California homeowners for L.A. County fire costs May 13, 2025 How would the insurers benefit from such a scheme?—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Now, under a policy Lara put in place last year that is being challenged in court, insurers are filing applications with the state Department of Insurance seeking to surcharge their policyholders statewide for half the costs of that assessment.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Asha Sharma, state policy manager for Leadership Counsel for Justice & Accountability, said her organization uses CEQA to reduce the polluting effects of projects in neighborhoods already overburdened by environmental problems.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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After all the criticism, the skepticism, the downright sanctimony about the most controversial topic in New York sports — the exhausting, overburdening minutes — the Knicks lost a game, the narrative will go, because neither Hart nor Brunson played enough of crunch time.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Noninterest income totaled $4.76 million, an increase from $3.38 million in 2023, primarily due to higher service charges and fees on deposit accounts.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
1 Apr. 2025
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Masi acknowledges that a ban on service charges and gratuities might hurt the wallets of restaurant workers, but adds that a livable wage is the restaurant’s responsibility — not the diner’s.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Overcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcharge. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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