Meaning & use
Overpaid
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Paid more money than is fair, reasonable, or deserved for the work performed.
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Fans often complain that professional athletes are overpaid.
The audit found several overpaid employees who had been given incorrect salary bumps.
A note on using this word
"Overpaid" can describe both a person and, less commonly, an amount of money that was paid in excess.
Words with a similar meaning
overcompensated
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Words with an opposite meaning
underpaid
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