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noun

Definition of overchargingnext
as in extortion
the exaction of a grossly excessive charge for goods or services stores that were prosecuted for overcharging during and after the hurricane

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overcharging

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verb

present participle of overcharge
1
as in gouging
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services I think that store may have overcharged us for the shoes, which were supposed to be on sale

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as in overloading
to fill or load to excess overcharged his thesis with long, fancy words

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcharging
  1. extortion
  2. loading
  3. cheating
  4. overburdening
  5. charging
Noun
  • Speaking at a news conference, Johnson added that the workers not only funneled their earnings but also stole sensitive company information or leveraged it to demand extortion payments.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The suspects not only worked IT jobs but also stole confidential data, including source code, from their employers, with the goal of financial extortion.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of extortion
Verb
  • In the driveway of a rundown house, two soldiers work quickly under the glow of headlamps, loading weapons from a shed into the back of a battered truck.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Court records show Corcoran asked Nieto's then 7-year-old daughter Melanie to stay in an upstairs bedroom before loading a rifle, a Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic, and going to the living room, where his brother and his friends were watching TV.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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  • It could be deemed as cheating or it could be deemed as being just a downright dirty ass player.
    EW.com, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • This comes months after Remy was accused of cheating with a battle rapper.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of cheating
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  • However, over the last decade, multi-location brands have realized that scaling these efforts with small teams or overburdening local managers isn't sustainable.
    Afif Khoury, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This allows enterprises to scale AI capabilities without overburdening dedicated teams.
    Kiran Yelamaneni, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of overburdening
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  • Unlike in the Peterson case, law enforcement did not wait to find Suzanne's remains before charging Simpson with murder.
    Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Last year, Dollar General had to pay $850,000 after state consumer protection officials said the company was charging higher prices at the register in 238 stores in Wisconsin.
    Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of charging
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