English
overcharge
Verb

overcharge (overcharges, present participle overcharging; past overcharged, past participle overcharged)

  1. (ambitransitive) 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.
    • 2015, Randall G. Shelden, William B. Brown, Karen S. Miller, Randal B. Fritzler, Crime and Criminal Justice in American Society: Second Edition, Waveland Press (ISBN 9781478630142), page 184:
      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.
  4. (transitive, dated) To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress.
  5. (transitive, dated) To fill too full; to crowd.
    • Our language is naturally overcharged with consonants.
  6. (transitive, dated) To exaggerate.
    to overcharge a description
Antonyms Translations Translations
  • Russian: перегружа́ть
Noun

overcharge (plural overcharges)

  1. An excessive load or burden.
  2. An excessive charge in an account.
Translations
  • Russian: перегру́зка
Translations
  • Russian: завышенный


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