surcharge

[ noun sur-chahrj; verb sur-chahrj, sur-chahrj ]

/ noun ˈsɜrˌtʃɑrdʒ; verb sɜrˈtʃɑrdʒ, ˈsɜrˌtʃɑrdʒ /

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noun

an additional charge, tax, or cost.

an excessive sum or price charged.

an additional or excessive load or burden.

Philately.

an overprint that alters or restates the face value or denomination of a stamp to which it has been applied.
a stamp bearing such an overprint.

act of surcharging.

verb (used with object), sur·charged, sur·charg·ing.

to subject to an additional or extra charge, tax, cost, etc. (for payment).

to overcharge for goods.

to show an omission in (an account) of something that operates as a charge against the accounting party; to omit a credit toward (an account).

Philately. to print a surcharge on (a stamp).

to put an additional or excessive burden upon.

Origin of surcharge

1400–50; late Middle English surchargen (v.) < Old French surcharger. See sur-¹, charge

OTHER WORDS FROM surcharge

sur·charg·er, noun un·sur·charged, adjective

Words nearby surcharge

surat, surbase, surbased, surbased arch, surcease, surcharge, surcingle, surcoat, surculose, surd, sure

Example sentences from the Web for surcharge

The company makes money by adding a 15 percent surcharge to the price of the meal.

The Airbnb of Home-Cooked Meals |Itay Hod |November 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The devil was predictably in the details, with a surcharge on the rich and a call to end the state and local tax deduction.

RIP: Obama’s Grand Bargain With the GOP on Entitlements |John Avlon |March 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Independently of the variations in printing, there are two types of surcharge.

Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery |Clifton Armstrong Howes
By a surcharge of ore, which deranges the action of the furnace, and produces impure cinder, containing uncombined iron.

The American Quarterly Review |Various

Another Peruvian surcharge is the triangle with the word "Peru," and above it a character intended to represent the sun.

Harper's Round Table, June 25, 1895 |Various
To "crown" a letter was to impress it with the stamp of the Crown, denoting that the surcharge had been made.

The History of the Post Office |Herbert Joyce
Their income is mainly derived from the local rate, a surcharge of one-twelfth on the land revenue.

The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir |Sir James McCrone Douie

British Dictionary definitions for surcharge

surcharge

noun (ˈsɜːˌtʃɑːdʒ)

a charge in addition to the usual payment, tax, etc

an excessive sum charged, esp when unlawful

an extra and usually excessive burden or supply

law the act or an instance of surcharging

an overprint that alters the face value of a postage stamp

verb (sɜːˈtʃɑːdʒ, ˈsɜːˌtʃɑːdʒ) (tr)

to charge an additional sum, tax, etc

to overcharge (a person) for something

to put an extra physical burden upon; overload

to fill to excess; overwhelm

law to insert credits that have been omitted in (an account)

to overprint a surcharge on (a stamp)

Derived forms of surcharge

surcharger, noun

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surcharge

noun

verb (used with object), sur·charged, sur·charg·ing.

Origin of surcharge

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British Dictionary definitions for surcharge

noun (ˈsɜːˌtʃɑːdʒ)

verb (sɜːˈtʃɑːdʒ, ˈsɜːˌtʃɑːdʒ) (tr)

Derived forms of surcharge

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

surcharge

noun

verb (used with object), sur·charged, sur·charg·ing.

Origin of surcharge

OTHER WORDS FROM surcharge

Words nearby surcharge

Words related to surcharge

Example sentences from the Web for surcharge

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noun (ˈsɜːˌtʃɑːdʒ)

verb (sɜːˈtʃɑːdʒ, ˈsɜːˌtʃɑːdʒ) (tr)

Derived forms of surcharge

British Dictionary definitions for surcharge