Definition of "overcharge"

overcharge

verb
third-person singular simple present overcharges, present participle overcharging, simple past and past participle overcharged
1. (transitive, intransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
2. (transitive) To continue to charge (an electrical device) beyond its capacity.
3. To charge (someone) with an inflated number or degree of legal charges (for example, charging them with a more serious crime than was committed); to upcharge.
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  The police, fully aware of the reality of plea bargaining, often overcharge (if they don't, then the prosecutor does). The police also may overcharge in order to develop informants.
  2015, Randall G. Shelden, William B. Brown, Karen S. Miller, Randal B. Fritzler, Crime and Criminal Justice in American Society: Second Edition, Waveland Press, page 184
4. (transitive, dated) To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress.
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  it serves to no better use but only to labour and overcharge the ships' sides in any grown seas and foul weather.
  c. 1611, Walter Raleigh, Observations on the Navy and Sea Service
5. (transitive, dated) To fill too full; to crowd.
  Quotations
  Our language is naturally overcharged with consonants.
  October 22, 1706, Alexander Pope, letter to Mr. Walsh
6. (transitive, dated) To exaggerate.
noun
plural overcharges
1. An excessive load or burden.
2. An excessive charge in an account.
3. Any amount erroneously charged to a customer above the correct price for a product or service.
  Quotations
  I just left out a couple of things. Rust-proofing, transport charge, storage surcharge, additional overcharge, finder's fee, […] floor mats, keys […]
  1998 January 8, The Dealership (Seinfeld), season 9, episode 11, spoken by Puddy

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