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Look, don't congratulate us when we buy a company, congratulate us when we sell it. Because any fool can overpay and buy a company, as long as money will last to buy it.
Henry Kravis

Meaning of "overpay" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERPAY

overpay  [ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERPAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overpay 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 overpay in English.

WHAT DOES OVERPAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

overpay

Payment

A payment is the transfer of an item of value from one party to another in exchange for the provision of goods, services or both, or to fulfill a legal obligation. The simplest and oldest form of payment is barter, the exchange of one good or service for another. In the modern world, common means of payment by an individual include money, cheque, debit, credit, or bank transfer, and in trade such payments are frequently preceded by an invoice or result in a receipt. However, there are no arbitrary limits on the form a payment can take and thus in complex transactions between businesses, payments may take the form of stock or other more complicated arrangements. In law, the payer is the party making a payment while the payee is the party receiving the payment.

Definition of overpay in the English dictionary

The definition of overpay in the dictionary is to pay at too high a rate. Other definition of overpay is to pay more than is due, as by an error.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERPAY

PRESENT

Present
I overpay
you overpay
he/she/it overpays
we overpay
you overpay
they overpay
Present continuous
I am overpaying
you are overpaying
he/she/it is overpaying
we are overpaying
you are overpaying
they are overpaying
Present perfect
I have overpaid
you have overpaid
he/she/it has overpaid
we have overpaid
you have overpaid
they have overpaid
Present perfect continuous
I have been overpaying
you have been overpaying
he/she/it has been overpaying
we have been overpaying
you have been overpaying
they have been overpaying
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 overpaid
you overpaid
he/she/it overpaid
we overpaid
you overpaid
they overpaid
Past continuous
I was overpaying
you were overpaying
he/she/it was overpaying
we were overpaying
you were overpaying
they were overpaying
Past perfect
I had overpaid
you had overpaid
he/she/it had overpaid
we had overpaid
you had overpaid
they had overpaid
Past perfect continuous
I had been overpaying
you had been overpaying
he/she/it had been overpaying
we had been overpaying
you had been overpaying
they had been overpaying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overpay
we let´s overpay
you overpay
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overpay
Past participle
overpaid
Present Participle
overpaying
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 OVERPAY


apay
əˈpeɪ
copay
kəʊˈpeɪ
Hopeh
ˈhəʊˈpeɪ
Hopei
ˌhəʊˈpeɪ
Hupeh
ˈxuːˈpeɪ
Hupei
ˌxuːˈpeɪ
prepay
priːˈpeɪ
repay
rɪˈpeɪ
Taipei
ˈtaɪˈpeɪ
underpay
ˌʌndəˈpeɪ
unpay
ʌnˈpeɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERPAY

overpack
overpage
overpaid
overpaint
overpart
overparted
overparticular
overpass
overpayment
overpedal
overpedalled
overpedalling
overpeer
overpeople
overpersuade
overpersuasion
overpert
overpessimistic
overpicture
overpitch

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERPAY

back pay
equal pay
executive pay
full pay
half pay
hazard pay
hell to pay
holiday pay
maternity pay
overtime pay
performance-related pay
retired pay
retirement pay
severance pay
sick pay
spay
take-home pay
the devil to pay
vacation pay
wave-and-pay

Synonyms and antonyms of overpay in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overpay» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERPAY

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

Translator English - Chinese

多付
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pagar de más
570 millions of speakers

English

overpay
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overpay
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تبالغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переплачивать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pagar a mais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতিরিক্ত দেত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surpayer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overpay
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zu viel bezahlen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

余分に払う
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

초과 지불
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overpay
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trả nhiều quá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொகை செலுத்தா வண்ணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतिदेय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fala ödemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pagare più del dovuto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przepłacać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переплачувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plăti mai mult
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πληρώνω πάρα πολύ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veel betaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overpay
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

betaler for mye
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overpay

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERPAY»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERPAY» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «OVERPAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overpay.
1
Henry Kravis
Look, don't congratulate us when we buy a company, congratulate us when we sell it. Because any fool can overpay and buy a company, as long as money will last to buy it.
2
Peter Welch
To the extent that people overpay as a result of the Libor manipulation, they should be able to get their money back. Individuals who have mortgages, pension funds who had pensioner investments - whoever was ripped off is entitled to get their money back.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERPAY»

Discover the use of overpay in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overpay and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mergers & acquisitions: will you overpay?
Discusses a method of analyzing legal, tax, accounting, and financial factors in order to determine how much to pay for a company
Joseph H. Marren, 1985
2
English Irregular Verbs: Master 250 irregular verbs in English
OVERPAY Mode Indicative Tense Simple Present Present Perfect Simple Past Past Perfect I overpay have overpaid overpaid had overpaid you overpay have overpaid overpaid had overpaid he/she/it overpays has overpaid overpaid had ...
TZ-one, 2013
3
Street Verse: 80 New Poems for Befuddled Investors
Overpay. In a tract house subdivision, just beside a ginkgo tree, Sits a spruced up old split-level, freshly painted and lien-free. Just a mile west of K-Mart, near a park where kids can play, When you buy this perfect homestead, be prepared to ...
Michael Silverstein, 2003
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Executive Compensation: A Strategic Guide for the 1990s
14. FOUR. WAYS. TO. OVERPAY. YOURSELF. ENOUGH. Kenneth. Mason. THE FIGURES ARE OUT. Amid the blossoming of the springs proxy statements came news of the annual salaries of the country's top executives. True, many people ...
Fred K. Foulkes, 1991
5
Mergers: What Can Go Wrong and How to Prevent It
Do Managers Knowingly Overpay? In Chapter 2 we discussed the hubris hypothesis of takeovers where managers would inadvertently pay more than what a target was worth because of managers' overestimating their ability to value the ...
Patrick A. Gaughan, 2005
6
Business Planning for Managers: How to Use Powerful ...
Did. MNOs. Overpay. for. Their. UMTS. Licence? “May you look back on the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future” Paul Dickson, writer Ten years after the auctioning of UMTS licences in Europe (from April 2000 to ...
Pierre A. Lurin, 2010
7
The Investment Checklist: The Art of In-Depth Research
Management teams, even good ones, usually overpay for acquisitions. This represents a huge source of risk for you as an investor. For example, in October of 2007, online auction house eBay admitted it overpaid when it acquired the Internet ...
Michael Shearn, 2011
8
Microeconomics
According to the article, “The Jazz will not match crazy offers, and will not overpay , even for one of their own.” The Salt Lake City basketball franchise and its owner, Larry Miller, says it will not overpay. What does the term “overpay” mean?
William Boyes, Michael Melvin, 2012
9
Economics
According to the article, “The Jazz will not match crazy offers, and will not overpay , even for one of their own.” The Salt Lake City basketball franchise and its owner, Larry Miller, says it will not overpay. What does the term “overpay” mean?
William Boyes, Michael Melvin, 2012
10
Management Stripped Bare: What They Don't Teach You at ...
people. If people really are your most important asset, then it makes sense to overpay them relative to the market. Paying over the odds has several positive consequences: You stand a chance of recruiting the best people. In sales, top- quartile ...
Jo Owen, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERPAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overpay is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Seahawks, Russell Wilson moving toward deadline
Personally, I hope they overpay him… by a lot! Would be nice to see them try to assemble a team while finally being saddled with a true QB ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
2
Cowboys offseason report: Can they back up Tony Romo's Super …
By choosing not to overpay Murray, the Cowboys will attempt to replace his production with a tailback-by-committee approach led by Darren ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
3
Did you overpay the Obamacare tax penalty?
More than 300,000 taxpayers have overpaid the IRS because they incorrectly indicated that they owed the Individual Shared Responsibility ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
4
FT sale: Did Nikkei overpay and what now for the pink'un?
It is a deal that has long been expected in the City, but its arrival still came as a surprise – and the identity of the buyer even more so. Japanese ... «The Week UK, Jul 15»
5
Tottenham about to overpay in transfer for Newcastle star
We've talked before about the idea that when news is slow, rumors are created to fill the void. New rumors of Tottenham Hotspur readying an ... «Coming Home Newcastle, Jul 15»
6
Mets' Low-Key Moves a Much-Needed Shot in the Arm for Their …
He said the team could take on significant salary in a trade, and he's said in the recent past that he would be willing to overpay for the right ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
7
Don't Overpay For Documents, Butterfield Advises
Residents should not overpay to obtain public records, Clerk of the Court Stacy Butterfield warned today. Butterfield's alert came in response to ... «The Ledger, Jul 15»
8
Tax filers overpay by overlooking health care exemptions
More than 300,000 people essentially lost an average $110 on their 2014 federal tax return — essentially paying extra money they did not owe ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
9
Heyward contract aftermath: Did the Steelers overpay?
Steelers defensive end is excited at the prospect of receiving nearly $60 million over the next six years in Pittsburgh, but is he worth the hefty ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
10
Motorists overpay £250000 in Dartford Crossing fines
More than £250,000 has been paid in Dart Charge fines by motorists who should have merely paid £18,500 in toll fees. According to new ... «Brentwood Gazette, Jul 15»

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