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overring

The English word “overring” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An overring B of an integral domain A is a subring of the field of fractions K of A that contains A, i.e. A#92;subseteqB#92;subseteqK.
  2. A ring diacritic positioned above a character, as in Å.
  3. An instance of registering too large an amount on a cash register, either accidentally or fraudulently.

verb

  1. To register too large an amount on a cash register, either accidentally or fraudulently.

Etymology

From over- + ring.

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