Meanings
verbovercertify (third-person singular simple present overcertifies, present participle overcertifying, simple past and past participle overcertified)
present singular third person overcertifies · participle present overcertifying · participle past overcertified · past overcertified
- transitiveTo certify beyond the actual value.
The Bank of the Commonwealth suspension resulted from overcertifying the checks of its former president, Edward Haight, to the amount of $225,000, of which Mr. Haight could only make good $60,000.
1996, Eugene Nelson White, Stock Market Crashes and Speculative Manias, page 225
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overcertify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcertify
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“overcertify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcertify. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overcertify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcertify.
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