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# overcharge

verb (overcharge, overcharges, overcharged, overcharging); noun (an overcharge)

«overcharge» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (money) To overcharge someone is to ask them to pay more money than the correct price. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcharge/#m1)
2. To overcharge a battery is to put too much electricity into it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcharge/#m2)

### In the lessons

In money and maths lessons: check your change and receipt so you are not overcharged. In everyday life: «The shop overcharged us by £2.» In science: overcharging batteries can damage them.

### Examples

- The café overcharged us for the drinks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcharge/#x1)
- Check your receipt to make sure you weren't overcharged. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcharge/#x2)
- We were overcharged by fifty pence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcharge/#x3)
- The shopkeeper said sorry for overcharging. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcharge/#x4)
- Don't overcharge your tablet battery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcharge/#x5)
- The taxi driver tried to overcharge the tourists. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcharge/#x6)

### Note

over- + charge. Opposite: undercharge. Maths: overcharged amount = price paid − correct price (e.g. paid £7, correct £5 → overcharged by £2).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overcharge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcharge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overcharge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overcharge.html) on Mova free.