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o·ver·pay

(ō′vər-pā′)
v. o·ver·paid (-pād′), o·ver·pay·ing, o·ver·pays
v.tr.
1. To pay (a party) too much.
2. To pay an amount in excess of (a sum due).
v.intr.
To pay too much.

o′ver·pay′ment n.
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overpay

(ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ)
vb, -pays, -paying or -paid
1. to pay (someone) at too high a rate
2. to pay (someone) more than is due, as by an error
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o•ver•pay

(ˌoʊ vərˈpeɪ)

v.t. -paid, -pay•ing.
1. to pay more than (an amount due).
2. to pay (a person) in excess.
[1595–1605]
o`ver•pay′ment (-ˈpeɪ mənt) n.
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overpay


Past participle: overpaid
Gerund: overpaying

Imperative
overpay
overpay
Present
I overpay
you overpay
he/she/it overpays
we overpay
you overpay
they overpay
Preterite
I overpaid
you overpaid
he/she/it overpaid
we overpaid
you overpaid
they overpaid
Present Continuous
I am overpaying
you are overpaying
he/she/it is overpaying
we are overpaying
you are overpaying
they are overpaying
Present Perfect
I have overpaid
you have overpaid
he/she/it has overpaid
we have overpaid
you have overpaid
they have overpaid
Past Continuous
I was overpaying
you were overpaying
he/she/it was overpaying
we were overpaying
you were overpaying
they were overpaying
Past Perfect
I had overpaid
you had overpaid
he/she/it had overpaid
we had overpaid
you had overpaid
they had overpaid
Future
I will overpay
you will overpay
he/she/it will overpay
we will overpay
you will overpay
they will overpay
Future Perfect
I will have overpaid
you will have overpaid
he/she/it will have overpaid
we will have overpaid
you will have overpaid
they will have overpaid
Future Continuous
I will be overpaying
you will be overpaying
he/she/it will be overpaying
we will be overpaying
you will be overpaying
they will be overpaying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been overpaying
you have been overpaying
he/she/it has been overpaying
we have been overpaying
you have been overpaying
they have been overpaying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been overpaying
you will have been overpaying
he/she/it will have been overpaying
we will have been overpaying
you will have been overpaying
they will have been overpaying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been overpaying
you had been overpaying
he/she/it had been overpaying
we had been overpaying
you had been overpaying
they had been overpaying
Conditional
I would overpay
you would overpay
he/she/it would overpay
we would overpay
you would overpay
they would overpay
Past Conditional
I would have overpaid
you would have overpaid
he/she/it would have overpaid
we would have overpaid
you would have overpaid
they would have overpaid
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. overpay - pay too much
pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
underpay - pay too little
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Translations
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overpay

[ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ] (overpaid (pt, pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈpeɪd] VT [+ person] → pagar demasiado a
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

overpay

[ˌəʊvərˈpeɪ] vtsurpayer
to overpay sb by 50ドル → donner à qn 50 livres de trop
I accidentally overpaid the taxi driver by 5ドル → Par inadvertance, j'ai donné 5 livres de trop au chauffeur de taxi.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

overpay

[ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ] (overpaid (pt, pp)) vtstrapagare
to overpay sb by 50ドル → pagare 50 sterline in più a qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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