overpaidadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈpeɪd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈpeɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English overpaid , overpay v.

Etymology: < overpaid, past participle of overpay v. With sense 2 compare underpaid adj.

1. Of an amount, payment, etc.: that is in excess of what is due. Also figurative.

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1708 C. Cibber Lady's Last Stake v. 69 She'd think perhaps, your disappointment here an over-pay'd Revenge.

1927 Times 20 July 5 The present writ was then issued to obtain from the defendant the overpaid money.

1992 Accountancy (BNC) Nov. 84 A differentiation between interest paid on overpaid tax and interest payable in respect of late or underpaid tax.

2. Of a person, organization, etc.: that is or has been paid or recompensed too much.

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1849–50 H. Martineau Hist. Peace (1865–6) III. v. 512 The spectacle of an overpaid and an underpaid clergy within the same area.

1897 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Matabele Campaign v. 126 We have broken up the original..Force as an unworkable and rather overpaid organisation.

1946 E. Waugh Let. 12 May (1980) v. 228 I mentioned to him that you maintain a network of overpaid informers.

1983 Science 5 Aug. 534/1 What has that bunch of overpaid and undertalented mediocrities ever done to deserve it?

2001 M. Steel Reasons to be Cheerful ix. 103 You might as well ask why JFK went to Dallas when everyone knows that he ended up getting shot, you cloth-eared brainless overpaid legal fuckwit.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overpaid
释义	overpaidadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈpeɪd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈpeɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English overpaid , overpay v. Etymology: < overpaid, past participle of overpay v. With sense 2 compare underpaid adj. 1. Of an amount, payment, etc.: that is in excess of what is due. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1708 C. Cibber Lady's Last Stake v. 69 She'd think perhaps, your disappointment here an over-pay'd Revenge. 1927 Times 20 July 5 The present writ was then issued to obtain from the defendant the overpaid money. 1992 Accountancy (BNC) Nov. 84 A differentiation between interest paid on overpaid tax and interest payable in respect of late or underpaid tax. 2. Of a person, organization, etc.: that is or has been paid or recompensed too much. ΚΠ 1849–50 H. Martineau Hist. Peace (1865–6) III. v. 512 The spectacle of an overpaid and an underpaid clergy within the same area. 1897 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Matabele Campaign v. 126 We have broken up the original..Force as an unworkable and rather overpaid organisation. 1946 E. Waugh Let. 12 May (1980) v. 228 I mentioned to him that you maintain a network of overpaid informers. 1983 Science 5 Aug. 534/1 What has that bunch of overpaid and undertalented mediocrities ever done to deserve it? 2001 M. Steel Reasons to be Cheerful ix. 103 You might as well ask why JFK went to Dallas when everyone knows that he ended up getting shot, you cloth-eared brainless overpaid legal fuckwit. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1708
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