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overpayment

o·ver·pay
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-ver-pey]
    • /ˌoʊ vərˈpeɪ/
    • /ˌəʊvəˈpeɪmənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver-pey]
    • /ˌoʊ vərˈpeɪ/

Definitions of overpayment word

  • verb with object overpayment to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill. 1
  • verb with object overpayment to pay (a person) in excess. 1
  • noun overpayment excessive amount paid 1
  • noun overpayment the act of paying (someone) at too high a rate 0
  • noun overpayment the act of paying (someone) more than is due, as by an error 0

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Origin of overpayment

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; over- + pay1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Overpayment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

overpayment popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

overpayment usage trend in Literature

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