Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- transitive v. To pay (a party) too much.
- transitive v. To pay an amount in excess of (a sum due).
- intransitive v. To pay too much.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- v. To pay too much.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- transitive v. To pay too much to; to reward too highly.
- transitive v. To pay too much for.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To pay in excess; pay more than is necessary.
- To reward beyond the price or value.
- To be more than a recompense or reward for.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. pay too much
Etymologies
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Examples
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Over the summer, gas customers who pay regular amounts by direct debit tend to overpay, meaning they are temporarily in credit.
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He had the good judgment not to "overpay," news accounts suggested.
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That distinction once seemed huge -- Heavens, it would be a crime to "overpay" for these assets!
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Entertainment Corp. executives said Wednesday they would not "overpay" for flagging Films or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.,
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Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. executives said Wednesday they would not "overpay" for flagging movie companies Miramax Films or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., but one executive said Miramax met most of the criteria for an acquisition, reports
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Corp. executives said Wednesday they would not "overpay" for flagging
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Since we don't plan to "overpay" for assets, we are going to try to get private firms to overpay for them, which we will subsidize.
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Just as teams are waiting out free agents, the players are waiting, hoping one team will blink and "overpay" (relative term this winter) in this depressed market.
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That and oh yeah, he didn't want to "overpay" for Derek Lowe.
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Smith is not afraid to "overpay," as evidenced by his aggressiveness in moving up to take S Jacob Hester in the third round last year.
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