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 [v. oh-ver-chahrj; n. oh-ver-chahrj]   Origin

o·ver·charge

   [v. oh-ver-chahrj; n. oh-ver-chahrj] verb, -charged, -charg·ing, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to charge (a purchaser) too high a price: When the manager realized we'd been overcharged, she gave us a credit for the difference.
2.
to fill too full; overload.
3.
to exaggerate: to overcharge the importance of ancestry.
verb (used without object)
4.
to make an excessive charge; charge too much for something.

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noun
5.
a charge in excess of a stated or just price.
6.
an act of overcharging.
7.
an excessive load.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English; see over-, charge

Related forms
o·ver·charg·er, noun
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overcharge
c.1300, "to overload, overburden," from over + charge. Meaning "to charge someone too much money" is from 1667.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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