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 rules were intended to prevent Social Security from overpaying people who worked in non-covered pension jobs, policy experts said. —

Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 Many players are unwilling to move, and a combination of a compressed timeline and acute needs can lead to overpaying. —

James McNicholas, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 One egregious example includes the Air Force overpaying 7,943% on soap dispensers. —

Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025 Free agency signings likely come with having to overpay given the abysmal record the club has with making the playoffs in the mix. —

Maury Brown, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for overpay