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单词 overpay
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overpay
verb[Toften passive]
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈpeɪ/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈpeɪ/
overpaid|overpaid
topaysomeone too much:
多付给…钱；给…过高报酬
IfeltI shouldtellmybossshe'd overpaid meby$50.我觉得我应该告诉老板，她多付了我50美元。
disapprovingBankers aregrosslyoverpaidforwhat they do.银行家们报酬拿得太高了。
topaymore thanoriginallyagreedwhenpayingback aloan, inordertoreducethecostof theloan:
超额偿付（原先同意的定期偿付额，以降低借贷费用）
If youbudgetto overpayyourmortgageon aregularbasis, you cansavea lot ofmoney.如果你能做好预算经常性的超额偿付按揭贷款，你能省下很多钱。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Paying money
  • advance
  • ante up (something)
  • balance
  • burn a hole insomeone'spocketidiom
  • chargeable
  • co-finance
  • compensate
  • congestion charge
  • cough
  • foot
  • lash
  • pay top dollaridiom
  • payer
  • ransom
  • settle up
  • shortchange
  • sink intosomething
  • spender
  • splash out(something)
  • spring forsomething
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overpay| Business English

overpay
verb
uk
/ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ/us
overpaying|overpaid|overpaid
[IorT]FINANCE,BANKING
to makebiggerpaymentsthanoriginallyagreedwhenpayingback aloan, inordertoreducethecostof theloan:
If youbudgetto overpayyourmortgageon aregularbasis, you cansavea lot ofmoney.
Theseloansallowyou to overpay at anytime.
overpay on sthWe use anysparemoneyto overpay onourmortgage.
[IorT]TAX,COMMERCE
topaymore than isnecessaryor more than thevalueof something:
Somepart-timeworkerswill overpaytaxand will need toclaimarebate.
overpay for sthHe said they did not overpay for thelandbasedoncomparablesalesin thearea.
[Toften passive]HR,COMMERCE
topaysomeone too much:
overpay sb by $50/10% etcIfeltI shouldtellmybossshe'd overpaid me by $100.
overpay sb for sthHeclaimedthedealwould overpay thecompanyforitselectricaltransmissiongrid.

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(Definition ofoverpayfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoverpay

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To be overpaid is in this case rather less than to be paid.
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Because costs in these two settings are so different, paying only one price will inevitablyoverpayfor one setting and underpay for the other.
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Rarely do translators feel that they are overpaid.
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The cost of recovery can be recovered, in addition to the overpaid benefit.
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That means that, when the relief is worked out, the rebate will have been overpaid.
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It is money that has been overpaid in taxation and that the unemployed are entitled to have repaid.
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The amount overpaid has been, by direction of the sub-sheriff, refunded to the defendants.
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Existing procedures ensure that any tax overpaid would be repaid in the normal way.
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If, however, an application is made for separate assessment, any tax overpaid on the wife's income is repaid to her.
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Where are the overpaid booksellers and the overpaid workers in the service industries?
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I know that the general view is that barristers and solicitors are vastly overpaid.
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Why are they so adamant that these men are overpaid, and why are they not prepared to discuss further the issue of differentials?
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The provision for recovery of overpaid supplement will apply only in cases where the payee has not disclosed all material facts.
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Borrowers who have overpaid their student loans, through deductions from their salaries, are entitled to a full refund of the amount overpaid with interest.
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Overpaid sums must be repaid by the council if the council tax payer so requires, rather than credited.
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