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Definitions for overpay
ˌoʊ vərˈpeɪover·pay
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Princeton's WordNet
overpayverb
pay too much
GCIDE
Overpayverb
To pay too much for; as, to overpay the loan balance.
Wiktionary
overpayverb
To pay too much.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Overpayverb
To reward beyond the price.
Etymology: over and pay.
Take this purse of gold,
And let me buy your friendly help thus far,
Which I will over-pay, and pay again,
When I have found it. William Shakespeare.You have yourself, your kindness over-paid,
He ceases to oblige who can upbraid. Dryden.Wilt thou with pleasure hear thy lover’s strains,
And with one heav’nly smile o’er-pay his pains. Matthew Prior.
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overpay
Overpay refers to paying more for a product, service or anything else than its actual value or required amount. This could also refer to paying excessively to an individual in terms of compensation, wages, or salary.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Overpay
ō-vėr-pā′, v.t. to pay too much: to be more than an ample reward for.—n. Overpay′ment.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of overpay in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of overpay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of overpay in a Sentence
If this is going to be our forever home, we want it to be everything we hoped for, we are approved up to $ 500,000, which is enough to build our dream home. And the cost to build, even with the increased cost of construction, is what we would have to overpay to get a home anyway. Might as well get what we want.
People are not willing to overpay for a plane; there's a lot more caution out there.
There’s plenty of competition for A320neos, but it’s not as keen as it once was, people are not willing to overpay for a plane; there's a lot more caution out there.
Valuation always matters, don’t overpay.
Valuations have gotten stretched in the U.S. market, we don’t want to overpay on that front.
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