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overcharging

/ˌoʊvərˈtʃɑːrdʒɪŋ/ /ˌoʊvərˈtʃɑːrdʒɪŋɡ/

Meanings
noun

Cobro excesivo, sobrecarga

The act or process of charging excessively

Examples :

"The store received many complaints about overcharging after customers noticed higher prices on their receipts than advertised. "
La tienda recibió muchas quejas sobre cobros excesivos después de que los clientes notaron precios más altos en sus recibos de lo anunciado.
business economy finance service
verb

Acusar en exceso, imputar cargos inflados

To charge (someone) with an inflated number or degree of legal charges (for example, charging them with a more serious crime than was committed); to upcharge.

Examples :

"The mechanic was accused of overcharging the customer by including unnecessary repairs in the bill. "
El mecánico fue acusado de imputar cargos inflados al cliente al incluir reparaciones innecesarias en la factura.
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Related Words

Illustration including

including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

Incluir, comprender

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

Compraré el paquete de vacaciones si incluye el alquiler de coches.

Illustration exaggerate

exaggerate verb

/ɛɡˈzæ.dʒə.ɹeɪt/

Exagerar, sobreestimar

"My brother often exaggerates how difficult his homework is, even when it's just a simple math problem. "

Mi hermano a menudo exagera lo difícil que es su tarea, incluso cuando es solo un problema de matemáticas simple.

Illustration advertised

advertised verb

/ˈædvərˌtaɪzd/ /ˈædvərˌtaɪzd/

Anunciar, publicitar

"The bakery advertised its new cookies with a big sign in the window. "

La panadería anunció sus nuevas galletas con un gran letrero en la ventana.

Illustration customers

customers noun

/ˈkʌstəməz/ /ˈkʌstəmɚz/

Cliente, consumidor

"Every person who passes by is a potential customer."

Cada persona que pasa es un cliente potencial.

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overcharge noun

/ˈoʊvərˌtʃɑːrdʒ/ /ˈoʊvərˌtʃɑːrdʒɪŋ/

Sobrecarga, carga excesiva

"The heavy overcharge of homework assignments made it difficult for students to have a social life. "

La sobrecarga de tareas dificultaba que los estudiantes tuvieran una vida social.

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excessively adverb

/ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/

Excesivamente, demasiado

"The application form was excessively complicated."

El formulario de solicitud era excesivamente complicado.

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description noun

/dɪˈskɹɪpʃən/

Descripción, relato

"The teacher's description of the new math concept helped the students understand it better. "

La descripción del profesor del nuevo concepto matemático ayudó a los estudiantes a entenderlo mejor.

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electrical noun

/ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/

Ingeniero eléctrico

"My brother is a talented electrical. "

Mi hermano es un talentoso ingeniero eléctrico.

Illustration vegetables

vegetables noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz/

Planta

"In biology class, we learned that technically, even fruits are vegetables because vegetables are any plant. "

En la clase de biología, aprendimos que, técnicamente, incluso las frutas son plantas porque las plantas son cualquier planta.

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unnecessary adjective

/ʌnˈnɛ.sə.s(ə)ɹɪ / /ʌnˈnɛ.səˌsɛ.ɹi/

innecesario, superfluo

"The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary."

El asustador automático de niños hizo innecesarios a los payasos.

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complaints noun

/kəmˈpleɪnts/

Queja

"The store manager received many complaints about the long wait times at the checkout. "

El gerente de la tienda recibió muchas quejas sobre los largos tiempos de espera en la caja.

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committed verb

/kəˈmɪtɪd/

Confiar, encomendar

"The teacher committed the important assignment to the student. "

El profesor encomendó la importante tarea al estudiante.