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TOEFL BNC: 23884 COCA: 21113

overcharge

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
overcharge /ˌoʊvɚˈtʃɑɚʤ/ verb
overcharges; overcharged; overcharging
overcharge
/ˌoʊvɚˈtʃɑɚʤ/
verb
overcharges; overcharged; overcharging
Learner's definition of OVERCHARGE
: to charge too much for something : to make someone pay too much money for something索价过高;收费过多
[no object]
[+ object]
opposite undercharge
[+ object] : to give too much of an electric charge to (a battery)充电过量
TOEFL BNC: 23884 COCA: 21113

overcharge

verb

over·​charge ˌō-vər-ˈchärj How to pronounce overcharge (audio)
overcharged; overcharging; overcharges

transitive verb

1
: to charge too much or too fully
2
: to fill too full
3

intransitive verb

: to make an excessive charge
overcharge noun

Example Sentences

He overcharges for car repairs. He overcharges his customers for car repairs. The store overcharged me for my skirt.
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of overcharge was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 23884 COCA: 21113

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