overcharge

/'ouvə'tʃɑ:dʤ/
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overcharge

The customer complained about the overcharge on the receipt.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To charge too much money: To ask for or receive a price that is higher than what is fair, reasonable, or officially set for a product or service.
    • To overload: To put too great a load, burden, or amount of something into or onto something else.

  2. Noun:

    • An excessive charge: An amount of money demanded for a service or product that is unfairly or illegally high.
Examples
  • Verb (charge too much):
    • The taxi driver tried to overcharge the tourist for the ride.
    • Be careful not to get overcharged at that market; always agree on a price first.
  • Verb (overload):
    • You will overcharge the battery if you leave it plugged in for days.
    • Do not overcharge the washing machine with too many clothes.
  • Noun:
    • The $50 fee for a simple repair was a clear overcharge.
    • Customers can report an overcharge to the consumer protection agency.
Advanced Usage
  • "to overcharge someone for something": A common structure specifying the victim and the item.
    • The mechanic overcharged me for the oil change.
  • Legal/Formal Context: Often used in contexts of consumer rights, fraud, or regulatory violations.
    • The company was fined for systematically overcharging its clients.
Variants and Related Words
  • Overcharging (gerund/noun): The act of charging too much.
    • Overcharging is a common complaint in the tourism industry.
  • Overloaded (adj/verb past participle): The state or result of putting too much load.
    • The overloaded circuit caused a power outage.
Synonyms
  • Verb (financial): Rip off, fleece, gouge, swindle.
  • Verb (load): Overload, overburden, strain.
  • Noun: Excessive charge, inflated price, gouging.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
  • Rip off (phrasal verb): To cheat someone, especially financially; a close synonym for the financial sense of 'overcharge'.
    • That store ripped me off! I paid double the normal price.
Related Idioms
  • To pay through the nose: To pay an excessively high price for something.
    • We paid through the nose for tickets to the concert. (This idiom implies being overcharged.)
overcharge

The customer complained about the overcharge on the receipt.

Noun
  1. a price that is too high
Verb
  1. place too much a load on
    • don't overload the car
  2. rip off; ask an unreasonable price

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