Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overpayment

/ˈoʊvɚpˌeɪmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: over-pay-ment
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚpˌeɪmənt/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Payment exceeding the amount actually due.

Example Sentences

"The employer sued to recover overpayment of wages."
"The Social Security Administration announced Friday that it will no longer automatically withhold 100% of the overpayment amount from recipients’ monthly benefits. Instead, it will collect 10% – or $10, whichever is greater – to recover the overpayment. […] The Social Security Administration recovered more than $4.9 billion in overpayments in fiscal year 2023 but still ended the year with a total balance of $23 billion in uncollected payments."

Etymology

From over- + payment.

Inflected Forms

overpayments (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

underpayment overpay

Antonyms

backlog arrear arrears be behind with something

Questions

How do you pronounce overpayment?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚpˌeɪmənt/.
What does overpayment mean?: Payment exceeding the amount actually due.
Where does overpayment come from?: From over- + payment.

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