to overbill

Examples

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• Other high-profile cases include criminal defense attorney William Perrone, who pleaded guilty during July 1993 to overbilling the city of Philadelphia $130,000 for representing indigent clients.

  Academic text (1994)

• For that reason, Pierce of Barger & Wolen says he generally does not advise clients to agree to confidential settlements with law firms that overbilled.

  Academic text (1994)

• I"m not gonna overbill patients for you.

  Smother (2008)

• Oil states suspected they were being overbilled for military services and for weapons that they could not afford.

  Academic text (2001)

• I think he's overbilling us.

  Ideal Home (2018)

• Did your mother ever complain that Mr. Doyle overbilled his hours?

  Corridors of Blood (1963)

• Hospitals are clearly overbilling Medicare and private insurance to pay for charity care.

  Blog text (27)

• In 2008, InterDent signed a corporate integrity agreement after it was caught overbilling the government at some of its offices in California.

  Blog text (28)

• He keeps overbilling us.

  Joy (2015)

• In addition to saving time, an invoice from Toggl can show the client you aren't overbilling on time.

  Blog text (1)

Synonyms

R

to rob

vsto overbill

• Informal

73 6.4

To charge someone a much higher price than usual

is the standard term for charging too much, not necessarily informal or criminal

O

to overcharge

vsto overbill

18 3.4

To ask someone for more money than a fair price

is the neutral general term rather than informal

P

to pluck

vsto overbill

• Archaic

14 9.9

To charge someone too much money

focuses on billing excess without implying deliberate swindle

H

to hook

vsto overbill

• Informal

7 8.1

To charge someone too much money for something

is the neutral formal word used for charging too much

G

to gouge the customer

vsto overbill

1 8.2

Charge customers much more than is fair

covers charging too much generally, not only customers or price hikes

G

to gouge on

vsto overbill

9.1

Charge someone an unfairly high price

means charging more than the correct or agreed amount but less emphasis on dishonesty

S

to surcharge

vsto overbill

6.0

Add an extra fee to a price, often for a special service

refers to charging more than the correct amount rather than adding an extra fee

Antonyms

U

to underbill

8.9

To charge someone less than the right amount for goods or services

How Excessive

to fleece

• Informal

14 8.5

to overbill

2 6.1

to charge

808 2.0

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