mischarge

as in to defraud

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Verb
  • Property manager defrauds HOAs and bank out of $2.1M, uses money to gamble, feds say In Utah, Blake Floyd Cozzens has admitted to defrauding homeowners associations, tenants, and a Las Vegas bank out of more than $2.1 million, federal prosecutors say.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
  • In other words, far from defrauding Social Security and Medicare, undocumented immigrants are subsidizing these programs.
    Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The roof was scorched black and gouged open to the sky, insulation tufting from the walls.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Tickets for the shows are hard to come by as the band is using a face-value ticket exchange to prevent scalpers from gouging fans on the secondary market.
    Ethan Millman, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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  • Some restaurants also started slapping an egg surcharge onto their menu items.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Insurers also can surcharge policyholders for 100% of assessments in excess of those amounts.
    Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Hit the ball too far up the handle, or off the end of the head, and the bat will flex and vibrate, transferring less energy to the ball and stinging the batter’s hands.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Pets who have an encounter with stinging caterpillars will need a vet visit ASAP.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Try a deep soaking tub with jets, a walk-in shower with custom shower head, sauna, high-tech toilet seat, or heated towel bars to make an ordinary bathroom feel luxurious.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
  • In the bedroom, guests will find a roaring fireplace, a soaking tub, and a rainfall shower, along with a wood-burning hot tub with a view of the verdant hillside on the terrace.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
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  • Critics of the program, which essentially privatizes Medicare, point to insurance companies cherry-picking enrollees who are younger and healthier and overcharging the program for treatment.
    Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Deitrich, who’s gotten involved with Power to the Patients, said she was overcharged by her provider by more than a thousand dollars for a routine checkup and now drives more than two hours to the closest clinic that lists their prices upfront.
    Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Mischarge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mischarge. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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