Overpay

//oʊ.vɚ.peɪ// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To pay too much. ambitransitive

    "I think we overpaid for that old car."

  2. 2
    pay too much wordnet
  3. 3
    To be more than an ample reward for. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms
overspendpay

Example

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"I think we overpaid for that old car."

Etymology

From over- + pay.

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