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overcollection

overcollection noun: excessive collection of taxes or insurance premiums, necessitating administration of refunds or carryovers.

Noun

overcollection (countable and uncountable, plural overcollections)

  1. Excessive collection of taxes or insurance premiums, necessitating administration of refunds or carryovers.
  2. Excessive collection of specimens, such as accidental collection of more than 24 hours' worth of urine for a 24-hour urine test.

Antonyms of overcollection

Forms of overcollection

pluralovercollections

Origin of overcollection

From over- + collection.

Questions about overcollection

What does overcollection mean?
Overcollection means excessive collection of taxes or insurance premiums, necessitating administration of refunds or carryovers.
What part of speech is overcollection?
Overcollection is a noun.
What is the plural of overcollection?
The plural of overcollection is overcollections.

Words near overcollection in the dictionary

  1. overcollateralize
  2. overcollateralized
  3. overcollateralizes
  4. overcollateralizing
  5. overcollect
  6. overcollection
  7. overcollections
  8. overcollectivization
  9. overcolor
  10. overcolored
  11. overcoloring

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