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Meaning of "overclaim" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERCLAIM

overclaim  [ˌəʊvəˈkleɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERCLAIM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overclaim is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overclaim in English.

WHAT DOES OVERCLAIM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overclaim in the English dictionary

The definition of overclaim in the dictionary is claim too much.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERCLAIM

PRESENT

Present
I overclaim
you overclaim
he/she/it overclaims
we overclaim
you overclaim
they overclaim
Present continuous
I am overclaiming
you are overclaiming
he/she/it is overclaiming
we are overclaiming
you are overclaiming
they are overclaiming
Present perfect
I have overclaimed
you have overclaimed
he/she/it has overclaimed
we have overclaimed
you have overclaimed
they have overclaimed
Present perfect continuous
I have been overclaiming
you have been overclaiming
he/she/it has been overclaiming
we have been overclaiming
you have been overclaiming
they have been overclaiming
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overclaimed
you overclaimed
he/she/it overclaimed
we overclaimed
you overclaimed
they overclaimed
Past continuous
I was overclaiming
you were overclaiming
he/she/it was overclaiming
we were overclaiming
you were overclaiming
they were overclaiming
Past perfect
I had overclaimed
you had overclaimed
he/she/it had overclaimed
we had overclaimed
you had overclaimed
they had overclaimed
Past perfect continuous
I had been overclaiming
you had been overclaiming
he/she/it had been overclaiming
we had been overclaiming
you had been overclaiming
they had been overclaiming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overclaim
you will overclaim
he/she/it will overclaim
we will overclaim
you will overclaim
they will overclaim
Future continuous
I will be overclaiming
you will be overclaiming
he/she/it will be overclaiming
we will be overclaiming
you will be overclaiming
they will be overclaiming
Future perfect
I will have overclaimed
you will have overclaimed
he/she/it will have overclaimed
we will have overclaimed
you will have overclaimed
they will have overclaimed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overclaiming
you will have been overclaiming
he/she/it will have been overclaiming
we will have been overclaiming
you will have been overclaiming
they will have been overclaiming
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overclaim
you would overclaim
he/she/it would overclaim
we would overclaim
you would overclaim
they would overclaim
Conditional continuous
I would be overclaiming
you would be overclaiming
he/she/it would be overclaiming
we would be overclaiming
you would be overclaiming
they would be overclaiming
Conditional perfect
I would have overclaim
you would have overclaim
he/she/it would have overclaim
we would have overclaim
you would have overclaim
they would have overclaim
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overclaiming
you would have been overclaiming
he/she/it would have been overclaiming
we would have been overclaiming
you would have been overclaiming
they would have been overclaiming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overclaim
we let´s overclaim
you overclaim
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overclaim
Past participle
overclaimed
Present Participle
overclaiming
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERCLAIM


acclaim
əˈkleɪm
aflame
əˈfleɪm
blame
bleɪm
claim
kleɪm
counterclaim
ˈkaʊntəˌkleɪm
crossclaim
ˈkrɒsˌkleɪm
declaim
dɪˈkleɪm
disclaim
dɪsˈkleɪm
exclaim
ɪkˈskleɪm
flame
fleɪm
inflame
ɪnˈfleɪm
lame
leɪm
misclaim
ˈmɪsˌkleɪm
preflame
priːˈfleɪm
proclaim
prəˈkleɪm
quitclaim
ˈkwɪtˌkleɪm
reclaim
rɪˈkleɪm
reinflame
ˌriːɪnˈfleɪm
subclaim
ˈsʌbˌkleɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERCLAIM

overcentralize
overcharge
overcharging
overcheap
overcheck
overchill
overcivil
overcivilised
overcivilized
overclad
overclass
overclean
overclear
overclock
overclocker
overclocking
overclose
overcloud
overcloy
overcoach

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERCLAIM

baggage reclaim
Ephraim
fraim
insurance claim
l´chaim
lechaim
lehaim
maim
misaim
Particulars of Claim
pay claim
reward claim
statement of claim
wage claim
wages claim

Synonyms and antonyms of overclaim in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overclaim» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERCLAIM

Find out the translation of overclaim to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overclaim from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overclaim» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

overclaim
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overclaim
570 millions of speakers

English

overclaim
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overclaim
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overclaim
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

overclaim
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pedido excessivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overclaim
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

overclaim
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overclaim
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Overclaim
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overclaim
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overclaim
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overclaim
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overclaim
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overclaim
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरक्लेम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Aşırı hak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overclaim
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieuzasadniona
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

overclaim
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supradeclarare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζητήθηκε επιπλέον
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overclaim
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

alltför högt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overclaim
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overclaim

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERCLAIM»

The term «overclaim» is used very little and occupies the 187.791 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERCLAIM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overclaim» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overclaim» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overclaim

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERCLAIM»

Discover the use of overclaim in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overclaim and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Earned income credit qualifying child certification test ...
IRS has conducted EIC compliance studies for several years and the overclaim rate, which is the percentage of total dollars paid out in error, was estimated to be about 24 percent in tax year 1994. According to IRS officials, because different ...
2
Earned income credit IRS' tax year 1994 compliance study and ...
These adjustments accounted for about $309 million32 of the income-related overclaims. Returns Done by Informal Preparers Had a Higher Overclaim Rate In general, about half of EIC claimants use a return preparer rather than completing  ...
3
The Crisis in Tax Administration
The overclaim rate among taxpayers who claimed one child was 40.5 percent; the overclaim rate among taxpayers who claimed two EITC-qualifying children was 32.1 percent.31 However, because most EITC claimants do claim the much ...
Henry J. Aaron, Joel Slemrod, 2004
4
Making Work Pay
In fact, electronic returns were subject to more rigorous verification of social security numbers in 1994 than were paper returns, and the CID data show almost no difference in the EITC overclaim rates for paper returns (26.1 percent) and ...
Bruce D. Meyer, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, 2002
5
Management Communication
In business writing, you must distinguish between true proof and what may be called overclaim. This is important to you both as a reader and as a writer. For example, can you spot the logical overclaim in each of these advertisements?
Arthur H. Bell, Dayle M. Smith, 2010
6
Mr David Laws: fifteenth report of session 2010-12, Vol. 2: ...
CLAIMS MADE ACTUAL COST OVERCLAIM/UNDERCLAIM. 35. Letter to Rt Hon David Laws MP from the Commissioner, 8 September 2010 Thank you for your letters of 9 and 31 August in response to mine of 4 August, and for the supporting  ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee on Standards and Privileges, 2011
7
The Institutes of Justinian
Aplaintiff makesan overclaiminthe object when, for instance, he sues for twenty aurei while onlyten are owingto him, or when, being only part owner of property, hesues torecover the whole oragreater portion of it than heis entitledto. Overclaim  ...
Unknown
8
Negotiation Genius: How to Overcome Obstacles and Achieve ...
How can you control your own natural psychological tendency to overclaim? Max and his colleagues Nick Epley and Eugene Caruso recently asked one group of MBA students from a prestigious program to estimate the percentage of work ...
Deepak Malhotra, Max H. Bazerman, 2008
9
Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research
This scale is strongly related to individuals' self-deception enhancement (Randall & Fernandes, 1991), indicating that individuals who overclaim have less self- insight. Furthermore, measuring an individual's tendency to overclaim captures ...
Vicky Arnold, Donna Bobek, B. Douglas Clinton, 2011
10
Earned income tax credit implementation of three new tests ...
Final conclusions about the impact of the tests on overclaim rates, burden, and participation should not be made until all data are collected and analyzed and IRS publishes its final report, which is due to Congress by June 30, 2005.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERCLAIM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overclaim is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Think You Know Everything? You Probably Don't
The study found that people who are self-taught in certain topics tend to overclaim their knowledge about said topics—a trend that held true in ... «Associations Now, Jul 15»
2
Science Confirms, There's Nothing Worse Than a Know-It-All A**hole
When dinner party chit chat veers into "your" field, be aware of the tendency to overclaim knowledge. Instead of bullshitting, try sitting back and ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
People Who Claim to Be Experts Fall For Made-Up Facts More …
According to a new study, people who “overclaim” about their expertise are more likely to fall for made-up “facts”. This presents so much opportunity for learning ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
4
Scholars: Labor Dept. misstated studies to justify new investment rule
"I won't get into the motives of why DOL would overclaim what the studies represent, just note that the conclusions drawn from them generate overstatements of ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
5
New psychological study shows know-it-alls know less than they think
Author of the study, Stav Atir, said: 'The more people believed they knew about finances in general, the more likely they were to overclaim ... «Metro, Jul 15»
6
Why you shouldn't listen to know-it-all friends. They make up stuff
"The more people believed they knew about finances in general, the more likely they were to overclaim knowledge of the fictitious financial ... «Today.com, Jul 15»
7
Self-proclaimed 'experts' more likely to fall for made-up facts, study …
"The more people believed they knew about finances in general, the more likely they were to overclaim knowledge of the fictitious financial ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
8
Jonathan Bartley: In 2016 London's Greens must show they've come …
Many candidates will overclaim on what they can deliver for the capital and end up disappointing. I owe a huge debt to outgoing London ... «MayorWatch, Jul 15»
9
The ridiculous myth that ego can ever be left at the door
... the authors of the study cited above on how people tend to overclaim credit. Watch his three FT video lectures: on unbiased decision-making, ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
10
North York Moors officers fail to recommend refusal for huge potash …
“Although this percentages is reduced to 7 per cent when adjusted for likely 'overclaim', the result supports officers' view that the combined ... «Grough, Jun 15»

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