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

"Any tax that would have not been paid or underpaid by the company paying the dividend… would then have been overpaid by Richard himself in the form of income tax", Yusuf said.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

It’s actually a return of overpaid taxes, which is effectively an interest-free loan to the federal government.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Ah, but everything has changed, the formerly overpaid disappointment having transformed himself into arguably the most important player on baseball’s most important team.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

It is said that on one occasion a woman in making change overpaid him the trifling sum of six cents.

From American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History by Gordy, Wilbur Fisk