overcharge Syllabification: (o·ver·charge)Translate overcharge | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of overcharge verb Pronunciation: /ˌōvərˈCHärj/ [with object] 1charge (someone) too high a price for goods or a service:that makes it easy for wheeler-dealers to overcharge customers charge someone (a sum) beyond the correct amount: [with two objects]:the company overcharged the government $3 million 2put too much electric charge into (a battery). put exaggerated or excessive detail into (a text or work of art):the scenes are overcharged noun Pronunciation: /ˈōvərˌCHärj/ an excessive charge for goods or a service. overcharge in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of overcharge in the British & World English dictionary