See Also: Overcharge(money)
overcharge(1)(dictionary)
overcharge(2)(dictionary)
overcharge(dictionary)

overcharge(2) (iou)



overcharge verb. ME.
[from OVER- + CHARGE verb.]
verb trans. Load, fill, or supply to excess (with something); overload, fill too full. ME.
J. Austen Her parting words..seemed to burst from an overcharged heart.
b. Put too great a charge into (a battery, gun, etc.). L17.
c. Make or represent as greater than the reality; put too much detail into (a description, picture, etc.); exaggerate. E18.
verb trans. & intrans. Orig., overburden (a person) with expense. Later, charge (a person) a price that is too high; charge too high a price for (a thing). ME.
Byron He was..overcharged by his washerwoman.
b. verb trans. Charge (an amount) in excess of the right price. M17.
verb trans. Overpower by superior force; oppress, overtax. Long rare. ME.
G. Greene The..warrant officer mooning around..with a mournful overcharged air.
b. Accuse too severely or extravagantly. Long rare. E17.