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overcharge

o·ver·charge [ vər chrj ]


verb  (past and past participle o·ver·charged, present participle o·ver·charg·ing, 3rd person present singular o·ver·charg·es)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb charge somebody too much: to charge somebody too much money for something

2. transitive verb put excessive power into battery: to charge a battery or circuit with more electricity than it can safely hold

3. transitive verb overfill or overload something: to fill or load something with more than it can hold or bear

4. transitive verb exaggerate something: to make something seem greater or more important than it actually is ( literary )



noun  (plural o·ver·charg·es)
Definition:
 
1. excessive charge: an excessively high charge for something

2. act of charging too much: an act of charging too much for something

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