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BNC: 35155 COCA: 20761

overpay

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overpay /ˌoʊvɚˈpeɪ/ verb
overpays; overpaid /-ˈpeɪd/; /ˌoʊvɚˈpeɪd/; overpaying
overpay
/ˌoʊvɚˈpeɪ/
verb
overpays; overpaid /-ˈpeɪd/; /ˌoʊvɚˈpeɪd/; overpaying
Learner's definition of OVERPAY
: to pay too much for something多付;付款过多
[no object]
[+ object]
[+ object] disapproving : to pay (someone) more money for a job than is deserved给(某人)薪酬过多
opposite underpay

— overpayment

/ˌoʊvɚˈpeɪmənt/ noun, plural overpayments [count, noncount]
BNC: 35155 COCA: 20761

overpay

verb

over·​pay ˌō-vər-ˈpā How to pronounce overpay (audio)
overpaid ˌō-vər-ˈpād How to pronounce overpay (audio) ; overpaying

transitive + intransitive

: to pay too much to someone or for something
… the debate over whether organic foods are a smart choice for healthier living or a marketing tool that gulls people into overpaying. Kenneth Chang
It took my husband and me an hour with a representative to figure out we were overpaying for insurance and unlimited data plans. Tanisha A. Sykes
Be careful not to overpay state taxes. Carl T. Hall
We are not overpaying people; we are paying people what the market demands. Renee Glover
overpaid adjective
… fuels the negative stereotype of the overpaid underworked bureaucrat. Joann S. Lublin

Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of overpay was in 1664
BNC: 35155 COCA: 20761

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