| 词汇 | overcharged |
| 释义 | overcharged past simple and past participle ofovercharge 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 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 overcharge pretty price fixing price someone out price yourself out of the marketidiom prohibitively sight sky-high You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Price increases Cheating & tricking Examples of overchargedovercharged In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. 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. 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 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 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 At present tenants who believe that they are being overcharged have to take civil action against their landlord, which most are unwilling to do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is clear that the public is being overcharged, otherwise the enormous profit would not be made. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are being grossly overcharged and gigantic fortunes are being made, which will, perhaps, be revealed when the owners die. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will then not have to pay any compensation at all—not even the client's costs of showing that it has overcharged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He must not be overcharged; he must be entitled to know that he is getting what he has paid for in quantity and quality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The point at issue was that these clerks have been overcharged for a certain number of years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He proposes to return the sum overcharged for 1910–11. 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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