overcharge

v., -charged, -charg·ing, -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. (ō'vər-chärj')

1. (Abbr. o/c) An excessive charge or price.
2. A load or burden that is too full or heavy.

Retail price charged that is greater than the actual retail price of an item. Overcharges are usually the result of errors and must be refunded to the customer.

verb

1. To exploit (another) by charging too much for something: fleece. Slang clip¹, gouge, nick, rip off, scalp, skin, soak. Idioms: make someone pay through the nose, take someone for a ride, take someone to the cleaners. See honest/dishonest.
2. To make (something) seem greater than is actually the case: exaggerate, hyperbolize, inflate, magnify, overstate. Idioms: blow up out of proportion, lay it on thick, stretch the truth. See increase/decrease.

v

Definition: swindle
Antonyms: undercharge

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IN BRIEF: n. - A price that is too high v. - Place too much a load on; Rip off.

Did they overcharge you for that purchase?

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tage for meget, for høj pris
v. intr. - tage for høj pris, tage for meget
n. - overpris

Nederlands (Dutch)
overvragen, overbelasten, overdrijven, te hoge prijs, overbelasting

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Élec) surcharger, faire payer au prix fort
v. intr. - faire payer au prix fort
n. - surcharge

Deutsch (German)
n. - Überlast, Überpreis, Überforderung
v. - zuviel berechnen, überladen, überlasten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπερφόρτιση, παραγέμισμα, υπερτίμηση, υπερβολική τιμή
v. - υπερχρεώνω, χρεώνω υπερβολικά, φουσκώνω (το λογαριασμό), παίρνω πολλά, υπερφορτίζω, παραγεμίζω

Italiano (Italian)
sovraccarico, sovrapprezzo, sovraccaricare, far pagare troppo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - preço excessivo, sobrecarga (f)
v. - sobrecarregar, cobrar em excesso, exagerar

Русский (Russian)
завышенная цена, запрашивать слишком много

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cobrar más de lo debido, sobrecargar, recargar, cobrar de más
v. intr. - cobrar más de lo debido
n. - recargo, carga excesiva, precio excesivo, sobreprecio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - överpris, överdebitering, uppskörtning, överbelastning, för stor last (laddning), övermått
v. - ta för höga priser, överbelasta, överdriva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
对...索价过高, 夸张, 使过度充电, 索价过高, 过度充电, 过高的索价, 超载

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 對...索價過高, 誇張, 使過度充電
v. intr. - 索價過高, 過度充電
n. - 過高的索價, 過度充電, 超載

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 부당한 요구를 하다, 짐을 나무 많이 싣다, 허풍치다
v. intr. - 부당한 값을 요구하다, 에누리하다
n. - 너무 비싼값, 충전, 적하 과중

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 掛け値, 積みすぎ, 過充電, 法外な値段
v. - 対して掛け値をする, 大げさに言う, 誇張する, 充電しすぎる, 装薬しすぎる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ثمن باهظ, عب ثقيل (فعل) يطلب منه ثمنا باهظا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גבה מחיר מופרז, העמיס יותר מדי, טען או פירט יותר מדי‬
v. intr. - ‮גבה מחיר מופרז‬
n. - ‮מחיר מופרז‬

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