Overpayment

Definitions

Payment exceeding the amount actually due.

Equivalents

Examples

“The employer sued to recover⟳ overpayment of wages.”

“The Social Security Administration announced Friday that it will no longer automatically withhold⟳ 100% of the overpayment amount from recipients’ monthly benefits. Instead, it will collect⟳ 10% – or $10, whichever is greater – to recover⟳ the overpayment. […] The Social Security Administration recovered more than $4.9 billion in overpayments in fiscal year 2023 but still ended the year with a total balance of $23 billion in uncollected payments.”

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