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overpay

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ḱs
Proto-Italic *pāks
Latin pāx
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin pācō
Old French paiierbor.
Middle English payen
English pay
English overpay

    From over- + pay.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    overpay (third-person singular simple present overpays, present participle overpaying, simple past and past participle overpaid)

    1. (ambitransitive) To pay too much.
      I think we overpaid for that old car.
      Be careful not to overpay when buying second-hand items.
      The customer accidentally overpaid and was refunded.
    2. (transitive) To be more than an ample reward for.

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