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o⋅ver⋅pay

  [oh-ver-pey]
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–verb (used with object), -paid, -pay⋅ing.
1. to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
2. to pay (a person) in excess.
Origin:
1595–1605; over- + pay 1

Related forms:
o⋅ver⋅pay⋅ment  [oh-ver-pey-muhnt, oh-ver-pey-muhnt] , noun
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o·ver·pay   (ō'vər-pā')   
v.   o·ver·paid (-pād'), o·ver·pay·ing, o·ver·pays

v.   tr.

  1. To pay (a party) too much.

  2. To pay an amount in excess of (a sum due).

v.   intr.
To pay too much.
o'ver·pay'ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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