overpayverb [ T often passive ]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈpeɪ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈpeɪ/overpaid, overpaidto pay someone too much:
I felt I should tell my boss she'd overpaid me by $50.
disapproving Bankers are grossly overpaid for what they do.
to pay more than originally agreed when paying back a loan, in order to reduce the cost of the loan:
If you budget to overpay your mortgage on a regular basis, you can save a lot of money.
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Paying money
- ante
- chargeable
- congestion charge
- demurrage
- disburse
- discharge
- disgorge
- expense
- fork
- fork out sth
- overspend
- pay up
- put sth down 1
- repayable
- self-financing
- sink
- spring
- square
- tip
- worth
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overpayment
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈpeɪ.mənt/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈpeɪ.mənt/
She did not notice that she had received a salary overpayment.