overcharge

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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From Middle English overchargen, equivalent to over- + charge.

The final payment of both the one and the other falls altogether upon themselves, and always with a considerable overcharge. — An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith
As at all the post stations, there is a tariff for everything printed on the walls, so no overcharge is practised. — The Land of the Long Night, Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu
There was an item for eggs at the dairy which she might have to pay, though it was a monstrous overcharge. — Miss Mapp, E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson

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