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Overpay Pay   [V ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ Verb Over·Paid Sb Opp

word overpay
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overpay
/o͟ʊvə(r)pe͟ɪ/
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[VERB 动词]See also:
overpaid
给…过高报酬;多付 If you overpay someone, or if you overpay for something, you pay more than is necessary or reasonable.
  [V n to-inf]
  [V for n]
  [V n]
  [Also V]
  • Management has to make sure it does not overpay its staff...

    管理层必须确保没有向员工支付过高工资。

  • The council is said to have been overpaying for repairs made by its housing department...

    据说市政委员会一直在向其房管部支付过高的维修费。

  • The scheme will overpay some lawyers and underpay others.

    该方案将使一些律师获得过高酬劳,而其他律师则报酬过低。


Oxford over·pay / ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈpeɪ / verb ( over·paid , over·paid / ˌəʊvəˈpeɪd ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈpeɪd / ) [usually passive ] overpaysb to pay sb too much; to pay sb more than their work is worth 付款过多;多付报酬 OPP
underpay
over·pay·ment overpayment overpayments / ˌəʊvəˈpeɪmənt ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈpeɪmənt / noun [countable ,  uncountable ] overpay overpays overpaid overpaying
over·pay / ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈpeɪ / over·paid / ˌəʊvəˈpeɪd ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈpeɪd / over·pay·ment / ˌəʊvəˈpeɪmənt ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈpeɪmənt /
LDC
overpayo‧ver‧pay /ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tense and past participle overpaid)
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Word family
1[transitive] to pay someone more money than they deserve OPP  underpay:  Most big companies continue to overpay their top executives.2[intransitive, transitive] to pay too much money for something OPP  underpay:  Try to recover any tax you have overpaid.overpayment noun [countable, uncountable]
WDF

overpay

[ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ]overpaid, overpaying, overpays

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VERB18154
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Spoken:

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overpaid[389]
多付(77%),多给报酬(23%)
vt.多付;多给报酬
vi.多付

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