mischarge
Charge the wrong amount
Mischarge means to charge incorrectly—whether billing the wrong amount, applying a charge to the wrong account, or accusing someone falsely.
A store might mischarge a customer by scanning an item twice.
A lawyer might mischarge a client's hours to the wrong case.
I was mischarged twenty dollars on my phone bill.
Charging beyond what's owed
- invoiceItemized billing statement
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
- refundMoney returned after purchase
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
reconciliation · audit · miscalculation · fees · charges · statement · accounting · dispute
Without legal right
- falseNot matching reality
- accusationClaim someone did wrong
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
prosecution · arraignment · incrimination · defendant · exoneration · dismissal · dropped · improper
overbilling
Charging beyond what's owed
- invoiceItemized billing statement
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
- refundMoney returned after purchase
adjustment · reconciliation · audit · miscalculation · fees · charges · statement · accounting · dispute · rectify
wrongful
Without legal right
- falseNot matching reality
- accusationClaim someone did wrong
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
allegation · prosecution · arraignment · incrimination · defendant · exoneration · dismissal · dropped · improper · erroneous