overpay

[ oh-ver-pey ]
/ ˌoʊ vərˈpeɪ /

verb (used with object), o·ver·paid, o·ver·pay·ing.

to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
to pay (a person) in excess.

Origin of overpay

First recorded in 1595–1605; over- + pay1

OTHER WORDS FROM overpay

o·ver·pay·ment [oh-ver-pey-muh nt, oh-ver-pey-muh nt] /ˌoʊ vərˈpeɪ mənt, ˈoʊ vərˌpeɪ mənt/, noun un·o·ver·paid, adjective

Words nearby overpay

overoptimistic, overorganize, overpage, overparted, overpass, overpay, overpeople, overpersuade, overpitch, overplay, overplus

Example sentences from the Web for overpayment

  • If you choose, you may publish the first chapter as an insulated fragment, and charge me with the overpayment.

    Yesterdays with Authors |James T. Fields

  • She lifted her grateful eyes with a look of appreciation that seemed to him overpayment for a service proposed, rather than done.

    The Duke Of Chimney Butte |G. W. Ogden

British Dictionary definitions for overpayment

overpay
/ (ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ) /

verb -pays, -paying or -paid

to pay (someone) at too high a rate
to pay (someone) more than is due, as by an error