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overcertifying

overcertifying is the present participle and gerund 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 overcertifying

What is overcertifying the present participle and gerund of?
Overcertifying is the present participle and gerund of overcertify.

Words near overcertifying in the dictionary

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

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