overpaid
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- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərˈpeɪd/
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sobrepagado
- Many people believe that some actors are overpaid for their performances in movies.
- overpaid players
- overpaid executives
- overpaid athletes
accounting firms, I have been grossly overpaid and underserved
- accounting firms, I have been grossly overpaid and underserved
- The staff needs to be paid, not overpaid, but not underpaid and not overworked, but not underworked.
- You're getting overpaid, so go and get overpaid.
Examples
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And you don't think I'm overpaid either, right?
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The USPS is and has been for a long time very top-heavy and far too overpaid.
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And no, I am not some overpaid upper management employee.
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Do we need to get a bunch of overpaid players on the Cubs?
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Look, my highly overpaid lawyers are confident we can win this on three counts.
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I find Melo's comment funny, as I think he is one of the most overpaid players ever!
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Do not let these overpaid, underworked idiots take your rights away any longer!
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In today's world of sometimes selfish and overpaid athletes, it is nice.
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That's just pocket change to those of you who have absurdly overpaid jobs like corporate Consultant or Dean of the Office of Student Life.
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Hostess failed because the overpaid, overbenefited CEOs didn't have a clue as to how to run a business.
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Morphology
Etymology
Overpaid combines the prefix over- ('too much') and paid (from 'pay', 'give money'). So, overpaid means someone was 'given too much money' for a job, like overcharge or overeat where over- shows 'too much'.