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as in to gouge
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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Recent Examples of overcharge
Ed Hirs, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The first-term Democrat has long railed against the competitive electric supply market as one that overcharges consumers and violates consumer protection laws.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Second Rodeo’s complaint accuses Majestic of overcharging for a number of fees, including utilities, rent and administrative fees.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
Centene, a Medicaid administrator, overcharged Florida by $67 million.
—Darryll K. Jones, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
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Verb
In 2023 alone, Texas overcharged consumers $12 billion, and the grid is still not fixed.
—Ed Hirs, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The first-term Democrat has long railed against the competitive electric supply market as one that overcharges consumers and violates consumer protection laws.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Second Rodeo’s complaint accuses Majestic of overcharging for a number of fees, including utilities, rent and administrative fees.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
Centene, a Medicaid administrator, overcharged Florida by $67 million.
—Darryll K. Jones, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcharge
Verb
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The tax cuts in President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act would likely gouge a hole in the federal budget.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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Some areas are left unfinished, scraped and gouged from the force of their extraction from the earth.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
Verb
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The pitch would’ve represented ball four and loaded the bases.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2025
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After drawing three straight walks to load the bases for Miami, Forbes struck out consecutive batters to escape the jam.—
Cameron Priester,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
Noun
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That decision came on the heels of Georgia Power forcing consumers to endure six electricity bill rate increases between 2023-2025 while the utility’s profits soared 10% over the same time.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The annual inflation rate fell from a 2.4% increase in March to 2.3% as consumer prices rose 0.2%, according to Consumer Price Index data.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Rough as that was, a fielding mistake may have stung worse.—
Compiled From Wire Reports,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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According to news stories, Macron was stung by the report’s lukewarm reception in Algeria.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Noun
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From the governor’s office, Scott has taken a skeptical eye toward a major Trump administration policy plank, its widespread imposition of tariffs on foreign countries.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
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If, however, the president makes good on those threats or even institutes a different series of tariffs to discourage studios from shooting movies overseas, no amount of tax credits and belt-tightening will be able to save the day.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Business Insurers seek to surcharge California homeowners for L.A. County fire costs May 13, 2025 How would the insurers benefit from such a scheme?—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Now, under a policy Lara put in place last year that is being challenged in court, insurers are filing applications with the state Department of Insurance seeking to surcharge their policyholders statewide for half the costs of that assessment.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Asha Sharma, state policy manager for Leadership Counsel for Justice & Accountability, said her organization uses CEQA to reduce the polluting effects of projects in neighborhoods already overburdened by environmental problems.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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After all the criticism, the skepticism, the downright sanctimony about the most controversial topic in New York sports — the exhausting, overburdening minutes — the Knicks lost a game, the narrative will go, because neither Hart nor Brunson played enough of crunch time.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The legislation would also require restaurants to disclose who is receiving the gratuity or service charge and break down the percentages.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, there is no law about placing an automatic 'service charge' on a bill.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Overcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcharge. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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