overpay en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /oʊ.vɚ.peɪ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English pay English overpay From over- + pay.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To pay too much.
Be careful not to overpay when buying second-hand items.
The customer accidentally overpaid and was refunded.
I think we overpaid for that old car.
- (transitive) To be more than an ample reward for.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overpays | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overpaid | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overpaid | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overpaying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Deriveds
Translations (15)
fr surpayer (to pay too much) · cmn 多付 (to pay too much) · pl przepłacić (to pay too much) · ru переплати́ть (to pay too much) · ru перепла́чивать (to pay too much) · fi maksaa liikaa (to pay too much) · bg плащам прекалено много (to pay too much) · hu túlfizet (to pay too much) · nl teveel betalen (to pay too much) · io pluspagar (to pay too much) · cmn 支付得太多 (to pay too much) · ja 余分に払う (to pay too much) · cmn 給……的工資過高 /给……的工资过高 (to pay too much) · de überbezahlen (to pay too much) · pl przepłacać (to pay too much)