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Overkilled vs Overbilled - What's the difference?

overkilled | overbilled |

As verbs the difference between overkilled and overbilled

is that overkilled is (overkill) while overbilled is (overbill).

overkilled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (overkill)

    • overkill

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (literally) A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.
  • (idiomatic) An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.
    • 24 hours of TV coverage of the US election verged on overkill .
    Should I give you yet more homework, or would that be overkill ?

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.

    • overbilled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (overbill)

    • overbill

    English

    Verb

    (en 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.