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overpayment

overpayment noun: payment exceeding the amount actually due.

Noun

overpayment (plural overpayments)

  1. Payment exceeding the amount actually due.
    • The employer sued to recover overpayment of wages.
    • The Social Security Administration announced Friday that it will no longer automatically withhold 100% of the overpayment amount from recipients’ monthly benefits. Instead, it will collect 10% – or $10, whichever is greater – to recover the overpayment. […] The Social Security Administration...2024 March 29, Tami Luhby, “Social Security slashes amount of overpayments beneficiaries must pay back”, in CNN

overpayment meaning in Tamil

overpayment in Tamil

அதிகச் செலுத்தம்

Antonyms of overpayment

Forms of overpayment

pluraloverpayments

Origin of overpayment

From over- + payment.

Questions about overpayment

What does overpayment mean?
Overpayment means payment exceeding the amount actually due.
What is overpayment in Tamil?
Overpayment in Tamil is அதிகச் செலுத்தம். See Overpayment meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is overpayment?
Overpayment is a noun.
What is the plural of overpayment?
The plural of overpayment is overpayments.

Words near overpayment in the dictionary

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

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