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English Dictionary: overcharge	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for overcharge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overcharge n a price that is too high v rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook] Antonym(s): undercharge place too much a load on; "don't overload the car" Synonym(s): overload, surcharge, overcharge
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Overcharge \O`vercharge"\, v. t. [Cf. {Supercharge}, {Surcharge}.] 1. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. To fill too full; to crowd. Our language is overcharged with consonants. --Addison. 3. To charge excessively; to charge beyond a fair rate or price. 4. To exaggerate; as, to overcharge* a description. {Overcharged mine}. (Mil.) See {Globe of compression}, under {Globe}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Overcharge \O`ver*charge"\, v. i. To make excessive charges.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Overcharge \O"ver*charge`\, n. [Cf. {Supercargo}, {Supercharge}.] 1. An excessive load or burden. 2. An excessive charge in an account.