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overcertifies

overcertifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overcertify.

Meaning of overcertify

Verb

overcertify (third-person singular simple present overcertifies, present participle overcertifying, simple past and past participle overcertified)

  1. (transitive) To certify beyond the actual value.
    • The Bank of the Commonwealth suspension resulted from overcertifying the checks of its former president, Edward Haight, to the amount of $225,000, of which Mr. Haight could only make good $60,000.1996, Eugene Nelson White, Stock Market Crashes and Speculative Manias, page 225

Questions about overcertifies

What is overcertifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overcertifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overcertify.

Words near overcertifies in the dictionary

  1. overcentralizing
  2. overcerebral
  3. overcertification
  4. overcertifications
  5. overcertified
  6. overcertifies
  7. overcertify
  8. overcertifying
  9. overchallenge
  10. overchallenged
  11. overchallenges

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