overpay

verb

over·pay ˌō-vər-ˈpā

overpaid ˌō-vər-ˈpād

; overpaying

transitive + intransitive

: to pay too much to someone or for something

… the debate over whether organic foods are a smart choice for healthier living or a marketing tool that gulls people into overpaying.—

Kenneth Chang

It took my husband and me an hour with a representative to figure out we were overpaying for insurance and unlimited data plans.—

Tanisha A. Sykes

Be careful not to overpay state taxes.—

Carl T. Hall

We are not overpaying people; we are paying people what the market demands.—

Renee Glover

overpaid adjective

… fuels the negative stereotype of the overpaid underworked bureaucrat. —

Joann S. Lublin

Examples of overpay in a Sentence

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The state overpaid unemployment insurance by $430 million during the pandemic according to a recent U.S. Department of Labor review, and reporting by the Minnesota Reformer and others has revealed ties between possible fraud at autism centers and defendants in the Feeding Our Future case. —

Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2024 The Mets chose not to overpay, in their estimation, for what was available. —

Tim Britton, The Athletic, 30 July 2024 The bottom line, according to the inspector general, is that the Air Force overpaid nearly $1 million for a dozen different types of spare parts. —

Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024 The problem was that CVS overpaid for those companies, putting pressure on its own business to deliver. —

Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for overpay