Definition of "overpaying" []

• Present participle of overpay. (verb)

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• "The Amercan says that she knows she pays her staff too much relative to Oaxacan salaries but, when she stops to think about what "overpaying" enables her to do, and how her business fares, acknowledges that perhaps she is not being unreasonably generous with her staff."
• "The International Republican Institute, which received $248 million in total between 2004 and 2009 to support governance, political participation and civil society programs in Iraq, made questionable decisions -- such as overpaying for security services from Blackwater, the infamous military contractor, and spending $690,000 on vehicles without approval from the government -- according to a new audit by the Special Inspector General for Iraqi Reconstruction (SIGIR)."
• "Technically, the workers could claim credits under the AMT for "overpaying" the tax."