| overpay overpay /; AmE / verb (overpaid, overpaid //) 1 [+ obj] (often be overpaid) to pay sb too much; to pay sb more than their work is worth: Many workers feel their bosses are overpaid for what they do. 2 [+ obj or no obj] to pay too much for sth; to pay more than sth is worth: Investors feared that the company had overpaid for recent acquisitions. I think I have been overpaying tax. OPP UNDERPAY, ⇨ UNDERPAID overpayment noun [C,U] |