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overpayment

/ˌoʊvərˈpeɪmənt/ /ˌoʊvɚˈpeɪmənt/

Meanings
noun
Payment exceeding the amount actually due.

Examples :

"The employer sued to recover overpayment of wages."
business finance economy amount

Related Words

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sued verb

/suːd/

To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal action.

"The tenant sued the landlord for failing to repair the leaky roof. "

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exceeding verb

/ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/

To be larger, greater than (something).

"The car was speeding, exceeding the speed limit. "

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employer noun

/ɛmplɔɪˈə/ /ɛmˈplɔɪə/ /ɛmˈplɔɪɚ/

A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.

"My employer provides health insurance for its employees. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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recover noun

/ɹɪˈkʌvə/ /ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/ /ɹiːˈkʌvə/ /ɹiˈkʌvɚ/

Recovery.

"After a long illness, her recovery was slow but steady. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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due noun

/dʒʉː/ /djuː/ /du/

Deserved acknowledgment.

"Give him his due — he is a good actor."

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actually adverb

/-ɪ/ /ˈæk.(t)ʃu.ə.li/

(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

"Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident."

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amount noun

/əˈmaʊnt/

The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).

"The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis."

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wages noun

/ˈweɪd͡ʒɪz/

(often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.

"Before her promotion, her wages were 20% less."

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payment noun

/ˈpeɪmənt/

The act of paying.

"The payment for the new shoes was made with a credit card. "