"overrecover" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overrecovers [present, singular, third-person], overrecovering [participle, present], overrecovered [participle, past], overrecovered [past]
Etymology: over- + recover Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|recover}} over- + recover Head templates: {{en-verb}} overrecover (third-person singular simple present overrecovers, present participle overrecovering, simple past and past participle overrecovered)
  1. To recover more money than was actually owed. Related terms: overrecovery
    Sense id: en-overrecover-en-verb-6izAC8pv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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