o·ver·pay /ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp overpaid) 1 [transitiveT]PAY somebody FOR WORK to pay someone more money than they deserve 多付给〔某人〕钱,多给〔某人〕报酬 OPP underpay Most big companies continue to overpay their top executives. 多数大公司继续给高管支付过高的薪水。
2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to pay too much money for something 多付(钱) OPP underpay Try to recover any tax you have overpaid. 要想办法收回任何多付的税款。
—overpayment noun [countableC, uncountableU]