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excessive charging

[/ɪkˈsɛsɪv ˈtʃɑrdʒɪŋ/]
noun
cobrança excessiva
1. The act of demanding or billing an unreasonably high price for goods or services
The customer complained about excessive charging on their phone bill.
O cliente reclamou sobre a cobrança excessiva na sua conta telefônica.
2. Overcharging beyond fair market value or agreed-upon rates
The repair shop was accused of excessive charging for labor costs.
A oficina foi acusada de cobrança excessiva pelos custos de mão de obra.
3. In legal contexts, billing for services not rendered or at rates higher than permissible
Excessive charging by healthcare providers is subject to regulatory penalties.
A cobrança excessiva por fornecedores de saúde está sujeita a penalidades regulatórias.
NYC Slang
price gouging / getting robbed
Synonyms
overcharginginflated billingprice gougingoverpricing
Antonyms
fair pricingreasonable chargingundercharging

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
cobrança excessiva
Most commonly used term across Brazil
São Paulo
cobrança excessiva / sobrecobração
Business and legal contexts prefer sobrecobração
Rio de Janeiro
cobrança excessiva
Standard usage
Portugal
cobrança excessiva / sobrecobrança
Both forms used; legal documents often use sobrecobrança

Related Idioms & Phrases

to charge an arm and a leg
to overcharge someone
to rip someone off
highway robbery
to gouge prices
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