overcertify

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ certify.

Verb

overcertify (third-person singular simple present overcertifies, present participle overcertifying, simple past and past participle overcertified)

1. (transitive) To certify beyond the actual value.
   • 1996, Eugene Nelson White, Stock Market Crashes and Speculative Manias, page 225:

     The Bank of the Commonwealth suspension resulted from overcertifying the checks of its former president, Edward Haight, to the amount of $225,000, of which Mr. Haight could only make good $60,000.