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Overpriced vs Overcharged - What's the difference?

overpriced | overcharged |

As verbs the difference between overpriced and overcharged

is that overpriced is past tense of overprice while overcharged is past tense of overcharge.

As an adjective overpriced

is priced higher than what it is really worth.

overpriced

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Priced higher than what it is really worth.
  • The overpriced items would not sell.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (overprice)
  • He overpriced the items to ensure they would not sell.

    overcharged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (overcharge)

  • overcharge

    English

    Verb

  • to charge more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill
  • to continue to charge an electric device beyond its electrical capacity
  • To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress.
  • (Sir Walter Raleigh)
  • To fill too full; to crowd.
  • * Addison
  • Our language is overcharged with consonants.
  • To exaggerate.
  • to overcharge a description

    Antonyms

    *undercharge

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An excessive load or burden.
  • An excessive charge in an account.