overpaid

overpaid
[[t]o͟ʊvə(r)pe͟ɪd[/t]]
ADJ-GRADED
If you say that someone is overpaid, you mean that you think they are paid more than they deserve for the work they do.
See also overpay

...grossly overpaid corporate lawyers.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • overpaid — o‧ver‧paid [ˌəʊvəˈpeɪd◂ ǁ ˌoʊvər ] adjective HUMAN RESOURCES if someone is overpaid, they are paid too much for the job they do: • Many CEOs are overpaid and underworked bureaucrats. * * * overpaid UK US /ˌəʊvəˈpeɪd/ adjective ► an overpaid… …   Financial and business terms

  • Overpaid — Overpay O ver*pay , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpaid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overpaying}.] 1. To pay too much to; to reward too highly. [1913 Webster] 2. To pay too much for; as, to overpay the loan balance. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • overpaid — o|ver|paid [ˌəuvəˈpeıd US ˌouvər ] adj given more money for a job than you deserve ≠ ↑underpaid ▪ grossly overpaid football players …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • overpaid — o|ver|paid1 [ ,ouvər peıd ] adjective being paid more money than you deserve for the work you do overpaid o|ver|paid 2 the past tense and past participle of overpay …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • overpaid — /ˌəυvə peɪd/ adjective paid too much ● Our staff are overpaid and underworked …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • overpaid — adj. paid too much; given a salary that is too high ,o·ver pay || ‚əʊvÉ™(r) peɪ v. pay too much; give a salary that is too high …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overpaid — past and past participle of overpay …   English new terms dictionary

  • overpaid — I UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈpeɪd] / US [ˌoʊvərˈpeɪd] adjective being paid more money than you deserve for the work that you do II UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈpeɪd] / US [ˌoʊvərˈpeɪd] overpay …   English dictionary

  • overpaid — past and past part. of OVERPAY …   Useful english dictionary

  • overpaid, oversexed, and over here — Meaning Origin Gibe at the expense of the US army in Europe during the Second World War. Widely attributed to the British comedian Tommy Trinder …   Meaning and origin of phrases

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