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overcharge |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overcharge \O`ver*charge"\, 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: overcharge n : a price that is too high v 1: rip off ask an unreasonable price [syn: {soak}, {surcharge}, {gazump}, {fleece}, {plume}, {pluck}, {rob}, {hook}] [ant: {undercharge}] 2: place too much a load on [syn: {overload}, {surcharge}]
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