Overcharge
Overcharge , transitive verb
[Compare Supercharge, Surcharge.]
1.
To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy. — Sir W. Raleigh
2.
To fill too full; to crowd.
Our language is overcharged with consonants.
3.
To charge (a buyer) an excessive price; to charge beyond a fair rate or price.
4.
To exaggerate; as, to overcharge a description.
5.
(Electricity) To charge (a battery) too much, so as to cause damage.
Collocations (1)
Overcharge , intransitive verb
To make excessive charges.
Overcharge , noun
[Compare Supercargo, Supercharge.]
1.
An excessive load or burden.
2.
An excessive charge in an account.