Overpayment
Overpayment noun - A payment larger than needed or expected.
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Pay and overpayment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pay" instead a noun "Overpayment".
Nearby Words: overpay, overpaying
Pay
Pay noun - Something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services.
Usage example: we should demand pay for all the overtime we're putting in
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- This is one of the main reasons that although you can get a jury trial in tax case in the US (if you pay as assessed and then sue the IRS in federal District Court to return your overpayment), you probably really shouldn't—no jury could bring itself to care about your accounting shenanigans.
Source: Useful Notes / The Common Law
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