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Definition of overpay verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

overpay

verb

NAmE//ˌoʊvərˈpeɪ//

[usually passive] overpay somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they overpay

he / she / it overpays

past simple overpaid

-ing form overpaying

to pay someone too much; to pay someone more than their work is worth I think he's grossly overpaid for what he does. opposite underpay

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overpayment

NAmE//ˌoʊvərˈpeɪmənt//

noun [countable, uncountable]See overpay in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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