| 词汇 | overcharge |
| 释义 | overcharge verb[ I or T ] uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈtʃɑːdʒ/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈtʃɑːrdʒ/ to charge someone either more than the real price or more than the value of the product or service: （向某人）索价过高;多收（某人）钱 The gift shop in Paris overcharged me (by €10).这家巴黎的礼品店向我多收了（10欧元）费用。 [ + two objects ]They overcharged her $45.他们多收了她45美元。 Opposite undercharge Costing too much bottomless pit capital intensive cheap cheap at half the priceidiom cost an arm and a leg/a small fortuneidiom cost someone a pretty pennyidiom cost someone dearidiom costliness daylight robbery dear exorbitant gouge outprice pretty price fixing price someone out price yourself out of the marketidiom prohibitive prohibitively sight You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Price increases Cheating & tricking overcharge | Business Englishovercharge verb[ I or T ] uk /ˌəʊvəˈtʃɑːdʒ/us FINANCE, COMMERCE to ask someone to pay more than the real price or value of a product or service: The company denied it was using its dominant position in the market to overcharge customers. overcharge sb (by) $10/10% etc.The shop overcharged me by €5. Banks are able to overcharge because they have complicated tariffs that are difficult to understand. overcharge for sthSome landlords habitually overcharge for insurance, building repairs, and services. Compare underchargeverb overcharge noun[ C ] uk /ˈəʊvəˌtʃɑːdʒ/us FINANCE, COMMERCE a request for payment that is more than the real price or value of a product or service: They billed twice for internet services in the same year, resulting in an overcharge of $123,000. He disputed what he believed was a $10 overcharge on a car rental. Compare undercharge Examples of overchargeovercharge Little space was left to overcharge the labourers on their travel costs or to withhold money due to them. Improper assessments led to overcharging and extortion/exploitation by local governments. Colonial officials believed that the method of collection was inefficient and that the tax records were inaccurate, overcharging some but, more importantly, missing many. He also enclosed a pond, to which every commoner required access, and overcharged the commons with cattle, sheep and swine (the last of which were not usually commonable beasts). One scheme had as a result found itself with a group of highly vocal tenants who thought they were being overcharged for care and were refusing to pay. Those spoils—that loot—is being extracted from the sick by overcharging, in half of all cases, for the medicines sold. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Over the past three years, validation of invoices has revealed that £1,686.06 had been overcharged out of a total bill of some £20 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The phrases ripped off, fleeced, done, overcharged or taken for a ride all mean the same thing: people have not received value for money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have failed to satisfy the valid objections of pub customers who are fed up with being overcharged for beer and, in particular, lager. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, a caravan site which overcharged caravan owners could lose its exemption and its power to intervene between the supplier and the ultimate consumer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He implied that there is enough general knowledge about what is going on for people to be able to sort out those who overcharge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The railway company concerned express their regret for the mistake, and have arranged for the amount overcharged to be refunded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need not niggle as to a shilling or two whether it is an overcharge or not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is an admission by solicitors that they are overcharging for conveyancing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These provisions should mean that residents who are being overcharged will feel much more free to claim their rights under civil law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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