Overpay
verb
To pay more than the real value or price.
I feel like I overpaid for my new phone.
Often appears as...
- overpay for something
- overpay by an amount
verb
To give someone more money than they should receive for a job or service.
She was overpaid by $500 due to a payroll error.
Often appears as...
- overpay by amount
- overpay someone
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To pay more than is due, termed as 'overpayment' in accounting.
The company had to adjust its accounts after they overpaid a vendor.
Often appears as...
- overpay a vendor
- make an overpayment
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
verb
To pay more than the real value or price.
I feel like I overpaid for my new phone.
Often appears as...
- overpay for something
- overpay by an amount
verb
To give someone more money than they should receive for a job or service.
She was overpaid by $500 due to a payroll error.
Often appears as...
- overpay by amount
- overpay someone
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To pay more than is due, termed as 'overpayment' in accounting.
The company had to adjust its accounts after they overpaid a vendor.
Often appears as...
- overpay a vendor
- make an overpayment
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Market Value
Understand the normal price of things to avoid overpaying.
Before buying a car, I research to not overpay.
Pro Tip 2/3Bargaining Context
Overpay is often used when buyers don't negotiate the price down.
At the market, you'll overpay if you don't bargain.
Pro Tip 3/3Buyer's Regret
Overpay can imply regret about spending too much money.
After the auction, I felt I overpaid for the painting.
Pro Tip 1/3Market Value
Understand the normal price of things to avoid overpaying.
Before buying a car, I research to not overpay.
Pro Tip 2/3Bargaining Context
Overpay is often used when buyers don't negotiate the price down.
At the market, you'll overpay if you don't bargain.
Pro Tip 3/3Buyer's Regret
Overpay can imply regret about spending too much money.
After the auction, I felt I overpaid for the painting.
Pro Tip 1/3Market Value
Understand the normal price of things to avoid overpaying.
Before buying a car, I research to not overpay.
Pro Tip 2/3Bargaining Context
Overpay is often used when buyers don't negotiate the price down.
At the market, you'll overpay if you don't bargain.
Pro Tip 3/3Buyer's Regret
Overpay can imply regret about spending too much money.
After the auction, I felt I overpaid for the painting.
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How one teenager...
These players weren't very friendly, they were all quite overpaid and they acted more like celebrities. In middle school, a friend introduced me to a new way to collect writing the players through the mail. In doing so, I would write a letter, send a self-addressed stamped envelope, and send a few baseball cards.
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The psychology of your...
but we overpay for the opportunity to indulge our current preferences because we overestimate their stability. Why does this happen? We're not entirely sure, but it probably has to do with the ease of remembering versus the difficulty of imagining.
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Money to Burn PIPE Brain...
the $20 bill at this point it's a no-win situation one person is going to overpay for a $20 bill and the other person is gonna pay a whole lot of money for a whole lot of nothing will they keep bidding or will they realize they can't
Video examples
How one teenager...
These players weren't very friendly, they were all quite overpaid and they acted more like celebrities. In middle school, a friend introduced me to a new way to collect writing the players through the mail. In doing so, I would write a letter, send a self-addressed stamped envelope, and send a few baseball cards.
Video examples
The psychology of your...
but we overpay for the opportunity to indulge our current preferences because we overestimate their stability. Why does this happen? We're not entirely sure, but it probably has to do with the ease of remembering versus the difficulty of imagining.
Video examples
Money to Burn PIPE Brain...
the $20 bill at this point it's a no-win situation one person is going to overpay for a $20 bill and the other person is gonna pay a whole lot of money for a whole lot of nothing will they keep bidding or will they realize they can't
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Quote examples
Kemba Walker
American Athlete
There were doubts when I got drafted. I've seen plenty of articles and things, like that I probably wouldn't be an elite point guard. I wanted to prove people wrong. And when I got my first contract, they said I was overpaid. I proved them wrong again.
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Jerry Jones
American Businessman
When I look back on my life, I overpaid for my big successes every time. And when I tried to get a bargain, get it a little cheaper or get a better deal on it, I ended up usually either getting it and not happy I got it. Or missing it.
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Jeremy Lin
American Athlete
It seems like everybody's perception of me is very bipolar. To one group, it's overpaid, overrated; to another group, it's underpaid, underrated, underdog. It's funny to me because there's no real balance.
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Norman Braman
American Businessman
If you have the opportunity to have the best of the artist, then if you overpay, it doesn't matter. Eventually, the market will reward you. If it raises the value of our collection, we go for it.
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Woody Allen
American Director
What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet.
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James Shirley
English Dramatist
The honor is overpaid, When he that did the act is commentator.
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Robert Downey, Jr.
American Actor
Acting is the most wildly overpaid position imaginable.
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Will Ferrell
American Comedian
Aren't we all striving to be overpaid for what we do?
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Roger Moore
English Actor
I enjoy being a highly overpaid actor.
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Gilbert Arenas
American Athlete
There's no such thing as overpaid.
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Kemba Walker
American Athlete
There were doubts when I got drafted. I've seen plenty of articles and things, like that I probably wouldn't be an elite point guard. I wanted to prove people wrong. And when I got my first contract, they said I was overpaid. I proved them wrong again.
Quote examples
Jerry Jones
American Businessman
When I look back on my life, I overpaid for my big successes every time. And when I tried to get a bargain, get it a little cheaper or get a better deal on it, I ended up usually either getting it and not happy I got it. Or missing it.
Quote examples
Jeremy Lin
American Athlete
It seems like everybody's perception of me is very bipolar. To one group, it's overpaid, overrated; to another group, it's underpaid, underrated, underdog. It's funny to me because there's no real balance.
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Norman Braman
American Businessman
If you have the opportunity to have the best of the artist, then if you overpay, it doesn't matter. Eventually, the market will reward you. If it raises the value of our collection, we go for it.
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Woody Allen
American Director
What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet.
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James Shirley
English Dramatist
The honor is overpaid, When he that did the act is commentator.
Quote examples
Robert Downey, Jr.
American Actor
Acting is the most wildly overpaid position imaginable.
Quote examples
Will Ferrell
American Comedian
Aren't we all striving to be overpaid for what we do?
Quote examples
Roger Moore
English Actor
I enjoy being a highly overpaid actor.
Quote examples
Gilbert Arenas
American Athlete
There's no such thing as overpaid.
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