overpayment

Noun

Meaning

the act of paying too much

a payment larger than needed or expected

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

money cost pay excess consideration payment excessive paying exceed bonus surcharge recompense overcharge requital defrayment
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Antonyms

being little loss necessary needed behind
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Hypernyms

payment defrayal defrayment

Related terms

overpay underpayment

Examples

A former staff of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Opadule Caroline Abimbola, has been arraigned before a high court in Akure, Ondo state, for fraudulent receipt of overpayment of salary. Source: Internet

An outstanding overpayment balance from a previous year may disqualify applicants from receiving any unemployment the next time they apply. Source: Internet

Failure to timely report and return an overpayment exposes a provider to liability under the FCA. Source: Internet

It’s likely these scammers were attempting to perpetrate an overpayment scam on Todd and First Serve Cleaning and Restoration. Source: Internet

The SA subsidiary of Swiss automation firm ABB will pay R1.56-billion to Eskom to settle an overpayment dispute relating to a contract unlawfully and corruptly awarded for work at the Kusile Power Station. Source: Internet

Lately, some fake Crawfordsville checks are also being used for overpayment and “mystery shopper” employment scams. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

overpatriotic overpay overpayer overpedal overpedantic overpedantically