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Noun: overcharge  ,ow-vu(r)'chaa(r)j
  1. A price that is too high
    "The tourists complained about the overcharge at the souvenir shop";
    - daylight robbery [Brit, informal], rip-off [informal]
Verb: overcharge  ,ow-vu(r)'chaa(r)j
  1. Charge an excessive or unfair price
    "The taxi driver overcharged the tourists";
    - soak [informal], surcharge, fleece [informal], pluck [informal], rob, skin [informal], rip off [informal], gouge [informal]
     
  2. Place too much a load on
    "Don't overcharge the electrical circuit";
    - overload, surcharge, overweight

Derived forms: overcharges, overcharged, overcharging

Type of: charge, cheat, chisel [informal], lade [archaic], laden, load, load up, rip off [informal]

Encyclopedia: Overcharge