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Thesaurus: overcharge

To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy.

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  1. v. t. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy.
  2. v. t. To fill too full; to crowd.
  3. v. t. To charge excessively; to charge beyond a fair rate or price.
  4. v. t. To exaggerate; as, to overcharge a description.
  5. v. i. To make excessive charges.
  6. n. An excessive load or burden.
  7. n. An excessive charge in an account.
  8. n. a price that is too high
  9. v. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  10. v. place too much a load on
  11. 1. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy. Sir W. Raleigh. 2. To fill too full; to crowd. Our language is overcharged with consonants. Addison. 3. To charge excessively; to charge beyond a fair rate or price. 4. To exaggerate; as, to overcharge a description. Overcharged mine. (Mil.) See Globe of compression, under Globe. To make excessive charges. 1. An excessive load or burden. 2. An excessive charge in an account.
  12. n:21/v:79 n. a price that is too high v. rip off; ask an unreasonable price