overbill

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verb

To bill an excessive amount, particularly an amount greater than one is legally entitled to.

“The company was found to have systematically overbilled its customers.”

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Meanings

verboverbill (third-person singular simple present overbills, present participle overbilling, simple past and past participle overbilled)

present singular third person overbills · participle present overbilling · participle past overbilled · past overbilled

  1. transitiveTo bill an excessive amount, particularly an amount greater than one is legally entitled to.

    The company was found to have systematically overbilled its customers.

Origin

From over- + bill.

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Translations

Hungarian túlszámláz
  • túlszámlázto bill an excessive amount
Cite this entry
APA

overbill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbill

MLA

“overbill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overbill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbill.

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