double billing
Charged twice erroneously
Double billing is charging twice for the same service or item—either billing two parties for the same work, or billing one party twice.
The term appears most often in contexts of professional services like law or medicine, where it typically indicates fraud or billing errors: The attorney was suspended for double billing clients.
In entertainment, double billing refers to showing two films or acts on one program.
- overchargeDemand excessive payment
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- insurance fraudDeceptive claims for payouts
- invoiceItemized billing statement
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
false claim · insurance · claim · medical · healthcare · overbilling · cheat · deceptive · cooked books · charges · statement · fine print · audit · paper trail · discrepancy · padding · expense · receipt
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- fraudscam, fraud, swindle, con, deceive
- financial fraudsecurities fraud, bank fraud, accounting fraud, defalcation, embezzler
- legal ethicslegal ethics, attorney-client privilege, professional conduct, privilege, code of ethics
- Pricing Errorsovercharge, undercharge, wrong price, mismark
- medical crimesMedicare fraud, Medicaid fraud, medical malpractice, medical negligence, nursing home abuse
double billingno charge
Without payment required
waived fee · complimentary · free of charge · fee waiver · refund
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