overpayment

A noun referring to a payment that exceeds the required or expected amount, or the act of paying more than is necessary.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un paiement supérieur au montant requis ou attendu, ou l'action de payer plus que nécessaire.

1. Excessive payment B2 formal

   A payment that is larger than what is required or expected.

   • The company discovered an overpayment of $500 on the invoice.
   • She received a refund for the overpayment on her utility bill.
   • The accountant corrected the overpayment in the next billing cycle.

   🇫🇷paiement excessif

   Synonymes: overcharge

   Antonymes: underpayment

2. Act of paying too much B2 formal

   The action or process of paying more than the correct amount.

   • Overpayment can occur due to a clerical error.
   • The system flagged the transaction as a potential overpayment.
   • He apologized for the overpayment and requested a reimbursement.

   🇫🇷paiement excessif

• overpayments plural form
• overpayments' possessive plural form
• overpayment's possessive singular form