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ˌover-ˈenter, v.
[over- 26 or 27.]
trans. To enter (an item in an account) in excess of the proper amount. So ˌover-ˈentry, an excess entry.
1769Burke Pres. St. Nat. Wks. II. 74 Every thing which the author can cut off with any appearance of reason for the over-entry of British goods. 1812J. Smyth Pract. Customs (1821) 337 The over entry must be obtained in the following manner: On the back of the Warrant, at the bottom, must be certified the quantity of the goods over entered, thus: Upon examination, we find the merchant has over entered sixty-seven pounds of thrown Silk. Ibid., note, Explanation of the London mode of making out Over Entry Certificates. |