overcharge

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌoʊvɚˈtʃɑrdʒ/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈtʃɑːdʒ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to charge too high a price; to load excessively

The garage tried to overcharge her for a simple oil change.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to charge too high a price;... overpricefleece gouge soak overload surcharge

Opposites

underchargediscount

Word family

Related forms charge surcharge

Etymology

From over- ('excessively') plus charge, from Old French chargier ('to load'), from Late Latin carricare ('to load a wagon'), from Latin carrus ('wagon'). Means to load or price too heavily.

carricāre Latin carrus Latin

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Describing Qualities

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# overcharge

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˈtʃɑrdʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈtʃɑːdʒ/

## Meanings
1. to charge too high a price; to load excessively

## Examples
- The garage tried to overcharge her for a simple oil change.

## Synonyms
- overprice
- fleece
- gouge
- soak
- overload
- surcharge

## Antonyms
- undercharge
- discount

## Related Forms
- charge
- surcharge

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: carricāre
- Root: carrus

## Etymology
From over- ('excessively') plus charge, from Old French chargier ('to load'), from Late Latin carricare ('to load a wagon'), from Latin carrus ('wagon'). Means to load or price too heavily.

## AI Etymology
Overcharge is from over- ('excessively') plus charge, from Old French chargier ('to load'), from Late Latin carricare ('to load a wagon'), from Latin carrus ('wagon'). Means to load or price too heavily. Important recorded forms include carricāre (Latin) and carrus (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers to charge too high a price; to load excessively. The wider family includes related words such as charge and surcharge.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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