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单词 overcharge
释义
overcharge
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈtʃɑːdʒ/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈtʃɑːrdʒ/
tochargesomeone either more than therealpriceor more than thevalueof theproductorservice:
（向某人）索价过高；多收（某人）钱
ThegiftshopinParisovercharged me (by€10).这家巴黎的礼品店向我多收了（10欧元）费用。
[+ two objects]They overcharged her $45.他们多收了她45美元。
Opposite
undercharge
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Costing too much
  • a bottomless pitidiom
  • bottomless
  • capital intensive
  • cheap
  • cheap at half the priceidiom
  • cost an arm and a leg/a small fortuneidiom
  • costsomeonea pretty pennyidiom
  • costsomeonedearidiom
  • daylight robbery
  • dear
  • exorbitant
  • gouge
  • non-competitive
  • outprice
  • pretty
  • price fixing
  • pricesomeoneout
  • priceyourselfout of the marketidiom
  • prohibitive
  • sight
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Price increases
Cheating & tricking
(Definition ofoverchargefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

overcharge| Business English

overcharge
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˌəʊvəˈtʃɑːdʒ/us
FINANCE,COMMERCE
toasksomeone topaymore than therealpriceorvalueof aproductorservice:
Thecompanydeniedit was usingitsdominantpositionin themarketto overchargecustomers.
overcharge sb (by) $10/10% etc.Theshopovercharged me by €5.
Banks areableto overcharge because they havecomplicatedtariffsthat aredifficulttounderstand.
overcharge for sthSomelandlordshabituallyovercharge forinsurance,buildingrepairs, andservices.
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underchargeverb
overcharge
noun[C]
uk
/ˈəʊvəˌtʃɑːdʒ/us
FINANCE,COMMERCE
arequestforpaymentthat is more than therealpriceorvalueof aproductorservice:
Theybilledtwiceforinternetservicesin the sameyear,resultingin an overcharge of $123,000.
Hedisputedwhat hebelievedwas a $10 overcharge on acarrental.
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undercharge
(Definition ofoverchargefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofovercharge

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Little space was left tooverchargethe labourers on their travel costs or to withhold money due to them.
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Improper assessments led to overcharging and extortion/exploitation by local governments.
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Colonial officials believed that the method of collection was inefficient and that the tax records were inaccurate, overcharging some but, more importantly, missing many.
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He also enclosed a pond, to which every commoner required access, and overcharged the commons with cattle, sheep and swine (the last of which were not usually commonable beasts).
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One scheme had as a result found itself with a group of highly vocal tenants who thought they were being overcharged for care and were refusing to pay.
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Those spoils—that loot—is being extracted from the sick by overcharging, in half of all cases, for the medicines sold.
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Over the past three years, validation of invoices has revealed that £1,686.06 had been overcharged out of a total bill of some £20 million.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The phrases ripped off, fleeced, done, overcharged or taken for a ride all mean the same thing: people have not received value for money.
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They have failed to satisfy the valid objections of pub customers who are fed up with being overcharged for beer and, in particular, lager.
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For example, a caravan site which overcharged caravan owners could lose its exemption and its power to intervene between the supplier and the ultimate consumer.
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He implied that there is enough general knowledge about what is going on for people to be able to sort out those whoovercharge.
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The railway company concerned express their regret for the mistake, and have arranged for the amount overcharged to be refunded.
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We need not niggle as to a shilling or two whether it is anoverchargeor not.
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That is an admission by solicitors that they are overcharging for conveyancing.
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These provisions should mean that residents who are being overcharged will feel much more free to claim their rights under civil law.
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