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overpaying

overpaying is the present participle and gerund of overpay.

Meaning of overpay

Verb

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.
  2. (transitive) To be more than an ample reward for.

Questions about overpaying

What is overpaying the present participle and gerund of?
Overpaying is the present participle and gerund of overpay.

Words near overpaying in the dictionary

  1. overpatriotic
  2. overpatriotism
  3. overpay
  4. overpayer
  5. overpayers
  6. overpaying
  7. overpayment
  8. overpayments
  9. overpays
  10. overpedal
  11. overpedaled

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