单词 | overpayment |
释义 | overpaymentn. The action or fact of paying in excess of what is due; an instance of this; an amount of money thus paid. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > [noun] > payment over and above overpayment1585 supererogation1604 supplement1832 1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. xi. 177 These ouerpaiments, the vsurie which hath spoiled and eaten vp many. 1702 S. Pepys Corr. in Diary (1879) VI. 249 14 Nov...I beg their believing me most sensible of this their over-payment. 1765 Mrs. E. Griffiths Platonic Wife iv. iv. 64 A tête à tête..was..an over-payment for the slight scratch you have received. 1822 T. H. Bayly Lines to Friend in Affliction in Outl. of Edinb. 72 So will your friends..think each virtue own'd by you, An overpayment of their love. 1884 Weekly Notes 26 Apr. 105/2 Whether there had been an over~payment to the society by one of its members. 1954 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 62 225 It may be argued that the overpayments and underpayments..of competitive markets constitute a defect. 2002 Which? Mar. 7/1 Energy companies are sitting on millions of pounds of your cash, in direct debit overpayments, claims watchdog Energywatch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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