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Meanings of overcharging in English

Overcharge is an economic term that refers to the difference between an observed market price and a price that would have been observed in the absence of collusion.

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Examples for "overcharge"
Examples for "overcharge"
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You have encouraged him, in every way you know how to overcharge.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume III, Part 1: 1900-1907
2
Don't cheapen the product; don't cheapen the wage; don't overcharge the public.
My Life and Work
3
An' if you've bin gifted with compassion, cabby, don't overcharge your fare.
Blue Lights: Hot Work in the Soudan
4
A ten-cent overcharge, but now was not the time to count her change.
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 1
5
And when I fatuously agreed to this overcharge it merely increased her contempt.
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Usage of overcharging in English
1
The outcome is a complex system that can easily result in overcharging.
The Guardian
2
Regulators in the past have accused insurers of overcharging for the policies.
Reuters
3
That effectively makes the boards responsible for preventing a battery from overcharging.
Reuters
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Davey has suggested the worst overcharging was for gas, rather than electricity.
The Guardian
5
Did you steal 'em, or are you just overcharging us, as usual?
Main Street
6
Energy companies must put an end to this overcharging, she said.
The Guardian
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Spark is facing legal action for allegedly overcharging thousands of customers.
Radio NZ
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Bank of Ireland has admitted overcharging thousands of tracker mortgage customers.
The Irish Times
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The MoJ has said the overcharging practices stretched back at least to 2005.
The Guardian
10
The allegations ranged from overcharging for shoddy work to outright fraud.
Reuters
11
Nubank also accuses the banks of overcharging fintechs for the services.
Reuters
12
The cash for all these payoffs came, simply enough, from overcharging.
The Guardian
13
We've had an insurance company have to repay customers Euro 80 for overcharging.
The Irish Times
14
Or do you agree that the wedding industry gets away with overcharging people?
News.com.au
15
In his memory, I'm attempting to organize a class action against prosecutorial overcharging.
Wired
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Regulators in the past have accused insurers of dramatically overcharging for such policies.
Reuters
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Overcharging across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Rare