overpayment

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Recent Examples of overpayment The allegations center around Cherfilus-McCormick’s receipt of millions of dollars from her family’s healthcare business after Florida made an overpayment of roughly $5 million in disaster relief funds. Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 But in reality, the campaign was substantially funded through a $5 million overpayment for COVID-19 vaccination services that her family's company had received from the state of Florida, according to investigators. ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026 What the federal indictment says The federal charges against Cherfilus-McCormick are related to a massive overpayment to a company, Trinity Healthcare Services, owned by the congresswoman's family. Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026 The day care ran out of Saylor's home reduced its overpayment by over $2,500 after challenging it. Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overpayment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpayment
Noun
  • Is your job one of the highest paying in Kentucky?
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The inevitable capitalistic evolution of the House settlement that allowed for the paying of athletes guaranteed there would be winners and losers, and the winners are – no surprise – the signal-callers.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • At the same time, recent legislative changes have made federal student loans more restrictive, including fewer repayment options and stricter rules for debt forgiveness.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Through the lawsuit, filed Monday, the state’s Office of the Attorney General and the Maryland Department of the Environment are seeking civil penalties against DC Water, as well as repayment for the costs of cleaning up the river.
    Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In addition, records show that Smedley received an advance payment of $2,625 in 2018 of his stipend as a city council member that is normally paid quarterly.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The plan would allow the charter NFL franchise to make special payments to taxing bodies in the northwest suburbs — known as Payment in Lieu of Taxes, or PILOT — rather than paying regular property taxes.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Medicaid authorization rules and reimbursement rates don’t currently support a simple transition to two 12-hour shifts.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • ThinkTechAct’s founder, Mahad Ibrahim, pleaded guilty to defrauding the free food reimbursement system through his feigned nonprofit group as part of the Feeding Our Future network.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Other broad objectives include modernizing and strengthening state enterprises and increasing foreign-currency revenue, including through remittances from Cubans in Miami and elsewhere.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In 2025, the country’s highest foreign revenue came from remittances originating in the Middle East, placing it at direct risk from instability in that region.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The suit identified one of the senior leaders as Michael Rapino, Live Nation’s longtime chief executive, who received almost $90 million in compensation in the three years ending in 2025, securities filings show.
    Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The company disclosed the executive compensation in an SEC filing Friday.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The office is responsible for fiscal control over the disbursement and receipts of public dollars and issues regular reports on the financial conditions of local and state governments.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • According to a ProPublica database, the Hall Family Foundation had over $47 million in charitable disbursements in 2024.
    Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But on her birthday, this moment of gift-giving gave me another insight.
    Marc Silver, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The Ipswich community farm has a mission deeply rooted in growing and giving.
    Juli McDonald, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026

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“Overpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/overpayment. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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