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overcharge
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o·ver·charge  (vr-chärj)
v. o·ver·charged, o·ver·charg·ing, o·ver·charg·es
v.tr.
1. To charge (a party) an excessive price for something.
2. To fill too full; overload.
3. To overstate or exaggerate.
v.intr.
To charge too much.
n. (vr-chärj)
1. Abbr. o/c An excessive charge or price.
2. A load or burden that is too full or heavy.

overcharge
Verb
[-charging, -charged] to charge too high a price
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.overchargeovercharge - a price that is too high            
charge - the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"
extortion - an exorbitant charge
Verb1.overcharge - rip off; ask an unreasonable price
extort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
undercharge - charge (someone) too little money
2.overcharge - place too much a load on; "don't overload the car"
load, load up, lade, laden - fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"

overcharge
verb cheat, con (informal) do (slang) skin (slang) stiff (slang) sting (informal) rip off (slang) fleece, defraud, surcharge, swindle, stitch up (slang) rook (slang) short-change, diddle (informal) take for a ride (informal) cozen
Translations

overcharge [əuvəˈtʃɑːdʒ] vt to overcharge sb → cobrar un precio excesivo a algn
overcharge [əuvəˈtʃɑːdʒ] vt to overcharge sb for sth → faire payer qch trop cher à qn
overcharge [əuvəˈtʃɑːdʒ] vtzu viel berechnen +dat
overcharge [əuvəˈtʃɑːdʒ] vt to overcharge sb for sth → far pagare troppo caro a qn per qc

overcharge
v overcharge [əuvəˈtʃaːdʒ]
to charge too much I have been overcharged for these goods.te veel vra, te veel laat betaalيَطْلُبُ ثَمَناً باهِظاًнадписвам ценаúčtovat příliš drahotage for høj priszuviel berechnenχρεώνω παραπάνωcobrar demasiado, de más cobrarliiga kõrget hinda nõudmaگران حساب کردنottaa ylihintaafaire payer trop cherלְהַפקִיע מִחירअधिक शुल्क, अधिक दाम लेनाpreviše naplatititúlfizettetmenjual terlalu mahalláta borga of mikið(far pagare troppo caro)不当に要求される부당한 대금을 요구하다užprašyti/imti per didelę kainą, perkrautiprasīt pārāk augstu cenucaj berlebihanovervragenta for mye/høy prisprzepłacićem excesso cobrara în­cărca la preţназначать завышенную ценуúčtovať príliš draho; predražiťpreveč zaračunatinaplatiti previšeöverdebitera, skörta uppคิดเงินแพงเกินไปfazla para almak要價過高правити надмірну цінуزيادہ قيمت لگاناbán với giá quá đắt

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