overpaid

Example Sentences

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If she doesn’t, she could later receive bills accusing her of having been overpaid by Social Security.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

In 2019, Buffett said he had overpaid to help form Kraft Heinz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Each year tens of thousands of NHS staff are overpaid - and in the period of time we have data for, that figure has remained roughly the same.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Refunds aren’t a full window into a household’s tax burden; they’re the amount of overpaid taxes.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

And, empty and hugely overpaid, the yellow post-chaise ambled on to Chippenham; and bearing two inside, and a valise on the roof, the mourning coach drove slowly and solemnly back to Stapylton.

From Chippinge Borough by Weyman, Stanley J.