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overpay

[ oh-ver-pey ]

verb (used with object)

overpaid, overpaying.
  1. to pay more than (an amount due):

    I received a credit after overpaying the bill.

  2. to pay (a person) in excess.


overpay

/ ˌəʊ±¹É™Ëˆ±è±ðɪ /

verb

  1. to pay (someone) at too high a rate
  2. to pay (someone) more than is due, as by an error
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ç·±¹±ð°ù·±è²¹²â·³¾±ð²Ô³Ù [oh-ver-, pey, -m, uh, nt, oh, -ver-pey-m, uh, nt], noun
  • ³Ü²Ôo·±¹±ð°ù·±è²¹¾±»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of overpay1

First recorded in 1595–1605; over- + pay 1
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Still, some analysts and investors say that Disney vastly overpaid for the properties, which put the Burbank entertainment behemoth in a weakened position when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020.

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The only specific financial outcome of the report: Auditors discovered the Angels had overpaid $95,000 in ticket revenue to the city in 2021.

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Ratcliffe said this week some players he has inherited are "not good enough" and "overpaid".

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Ratcliffe, 72, told BBC Sport this week that some players in United's squad were "not good enough" and "overpaid", though he did not specify which players.

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"That's not really going to work in boxing. Also fighters are drastically overpaid in boxing and the margins in MMA are different, so it's going to be interesting."

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