overcharge

UK: /ˌəʊvə^rˈtʃɑː^rdʒ/

US: /v. ˌoʊvɚˈtʃɑrdʒ; n. ˈoʊvɚˌtʃɑrdʒ/

US: (v. ō′vər chärj′; n. ō′vər chärj′)

Inflections of 'overcharge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

overcharges

v 3rd person singular

overcharging

v pres p

overcharged

v past

overcharged

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

o•ver•charge /v. ˌoʊvɚˈtʃɑrdʒ; n. ˈoʊvɚˌtʃɑrdʒ/   v., -charged, -charg•ing, n. 
v. 

1. to charge (a purchaser) too high a price: [~ + object]
   He deliberately overcharges tourists.
   [no object]
   The merchant was always overcharging.
2. [~ + object] to overload.

n. [countable]

3. a charge or fee that is higher than a stated or fair price.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

o•ver•charge  (v. ō′vər chärj′;n. ō′vər chärj′), v., -charged, -charg•ing, n. 
v.t. 

1. to charge (a purchaser) too high a price:
   When the manager realized we'd been overcharged, she gave us a credit for the difference.
2. to fill too full;
   overload.
3. to exaggerate:
   to overcharge the importance of ancestry.

v.i. 

4. to make an excessive charge;
   charge too much for something.

n. 

5. a charge in excess of a stated or just price.
6. an act of overcharging.
7. an excessive load.

• 1275–1325; Middle English; see over-, charge

o′ver•charg′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

overcharge verb / ˌəʊvəˈtʃɑːdʒ/

1. to charge too much
2. (transitive) to fill or load beyond capacity
3. 
   another word for exaggerate

noun / ˈəʊvəˌtʃɑːdʒ/

1. an excessive price or charge
2. an excessive load