overpay

[ oh-ver-pey ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈpeɪ /

verb (used with object), o·ver·paid, o·ver·pay·ing.

to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.

to pay (a person) in excess.

Origin of overpay

First recorded in 1595–1605; over- + pay¹

OTHER WORDS FROM overpay

o·ver·pay·ment

[oh-ver-pey-muhnt, oh-ver-pey-muhnt], /ˌoʊ vərˈpeɪ mənt, ˈoʊ vərˌpeɪ mənt/, nounun·o·ver·paid, adjective

Words nearby overpay

overoptimistic, overorganize, overpage, overparted, overpass, overpay, overpeople, overpersuade, overpitch, overplay, overplus

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Example sentences from the Web for overpay

Yes, education is an investment in yourself, but there's no reason to overpay for the asset.
Ask the Blogger: Borrow Money, or Self-Finance School?|Megan McArdle|October 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He should have been fired already for his decision in 2008 to overpay for both Countrywide Financial and Merrill.
Wall Street's New Bonus Outrage|William D. Cohan|March 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It is not such a triumph to overpay by $3 billion on a $5 billion deal.
The Rupert I Know|Conrad Black|December 17, 2008|DAILY BEAST
To supererogate is to overpay, or to do more than duty requires.
Write It Right|Ambrose Bierce

We are paying now with an unjust unevenness—we starve the new and deep and overpay the trite and obvious.
Mankind in the Making|H. G. Wells
See to it that thy accounting is correct, and overpay no man!
Rung Ho!|Talbot Mundy
She must be the reward of his services; nor can he do services so great that such a reward will not overpay them.
The Bravo of Venice|Heinrich Zschokke
But the very first step—the very first word which she uttered—was sufficient to overpay him for all his labours.
Chronicles of the Canongate|Sir Walter Scott

British Dictionary definitions for overpay

overpay

/ (ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ) /

verb -pays, -paying or -paid

to pay (someone) at too high a rate

to pay (someone) more than is due, as by an error

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单词	overpay
释义	overpay [ oh-ver-pey ] / ˌoʊ vərˈpeɪ / verb (used with object), o·ver·paid, o·ver·pay·ing. to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill. to pay (a person) in excess. Origin of overpay First recorded in 1595–1605; over- + pay¹ OTHER WORDS FROM overpay o·ver·pay·ment [oh-ver-pey-muhnt, oh-ver-pey-muhnt], /ˌoʊ vərˈpeɪ mənt, ˈoʊ vərˌpeɪ mənt/, nounun·o·ver·paid, adjective Words nearby overpay overoptimistic, overorganize, overpage, overparted, overpass, overpay, overpeople, overpersuade, overpitch, overplay, overplus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overpay Yes, education is an investment in yourself, but there's no reason to overpay for the asset. Ask the Blogger: Borrow Money, or Self-Finance School?\|Megan McArdle\|October 29, 2012\|DAILY BEAST He should have been fired already for his decision in 2008 to overpay for both Countrywide Financial and Merrill. Wall Street's New Bonus Outrage\|William D. Cohan\|March 5, 2009\|DAILY BEAST It is not such a triumph to overpay by $3 billion on a $5 billion deal. The Rupert I Know\|Conrad Black\|December 17, 2008\|DAILY BEAST To supererogate is to overpay, or to do more than duty requires. Write It Right\|Ambrose Bierce We are paying now with an unjust unevenness—we starve the new and deep and overpay the trite and obvious. Mankind in the Making\|H. G. Wells See to it that thy accounting is correct, and overpay no man! Rung Ho!\|Talbot Mundy She must be the reward of his services; nor can he do services so great that such a reward will not overpay them. The Bravo of Venice\|Heinrich Zschokke But the very first step—the very first word which she uttered—was sufficient to overpay him for all his labours. Chronicles of the Canongate\|Sir Walter Scott British Dictionary definitions for overpay overpay / (ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ) / verb -pays, -paying or -paid to pay (someone) at too high a rate to pay (someone) more than is due, as by an error Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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