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overbill

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: OW2 V ER0 B IH1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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verb

Meaning 1

To bill an excessive amount, particularly an amount greater than one is legally entitled to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The company was found to have systematically overbilled its customers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From over- + bill.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: túlszámláz — to bill an excessive amount