overcharge
verb [I or T] /ˌəʊ.vəˈtʃɑːdʒ/
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈtʃɑːrdʒ/ Definition
› to charge someone either more than the real price or more than the value of the product or service: The shop overcharged me (by £10). [+ two objects] They overcharged her £45.Costing too muchExpensive and luxuriousValue and price increasesCheating and trickingPlotting and trapping
(Definition of overcharge verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- at/for a price idiom
- break the bank idiom
- capital intensive adjective
- clobber verb (HIT)
- cost sb a pretty penny idiom
- cost sb dear idiom
- costly adjective (EXPENSIVE)
- dearly adverb (COSTING A LOT)
- exorbitant adjective
- extortionate adjective
- it'll cost you idiom
- not come cheap idiom
- out of sight idiom
- over the odds idiom
- overpriced adjective
- prohibitive adjective
- punitive adjective
- set sb back (sth) phrasal verb
- sky-high adjective, adverb
- stiff adjective (SEVERE)
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