overcharge
English
verb
Definitions
- (ambitransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
- (transitive) To continue to charge (an electrical device) beyond its capacity.
- To charge (someone) with an inflated number or degree of legal charges (for example, charging them with a more serious crime than was committed); to upcharge.
- (transitive) To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress.
- (transitive) To fill too full; to crowd.
- (transitive) To exaggerate.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English overchargen prefix from English charge.
Origin
English
charge
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- charge English
- charge-hand English
- chargeable English
- chargeback English
- chargecard English
- chargee English
- chargeful English
- chargehand English
- chargehouse English
- chargeless English
- chargeman English
- chargemaster English
- chargeous English
- chargepoint English
- charger English
- chargesheet English
- chargeship English
- chargest English
- chargeth English
- chargino English
- chargon English
- countercharge English
- discharge English
- forecharge English
- isocharge English
- lathicharge English
- microcharge English
- midcharge English
- mischarge English
- multicharge English
- outcharge English
- overcharger English
- overchargeth English
- overcharging English
- precharge English
- rentcharge English
- supercharge English
- surcharge English
- turbocharge English
- uncharge English
- undercharge English
- upcharge English
- チャージ Japanese
- chargen Middle English
- overchargen Middle English
- overcharging Middle English
- ชาร์จ Thai
- charge
- chargee
- charger
- chargon
- uncharge
- chargest
- upcharge
- chargino
- chargeth
- surcharge
- discharge
- precharge
- mischarge
- outcharge
- chargeful
- chargeman
- isocharge
- midcharge
- chargeous
- chargeless
- chargeship
- chargecard
- rentcharge
- forecharge
- chargeable
- chargehand
- chargeback
- overcharger
- supercharge
- chargesheet
- charge-hand
- multicharge
- chargepoint
- microcharge
- chargehouse
- lathicharge
- turbocharge
- undercharge
- overchargeth
- overcharging
- chargemaster
- countercharge