noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or process of charging excessively

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of overcharge form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

overloadadornaggrandizeamplifyanticathexisballyhoo

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English overcharging, equivalent to overcharge + -ing.

Etymology 2

From overcharge + -ing.

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