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Surcharge

see synonyms of surcharge

Noun

1. surcharge

an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)

Verb

2. surcharge

charge an extra fee, as for a special service

3. fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge

rip off; ask an unreasonable price

4. surcharge

fill to capacity with people

Example Sentences:
'The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards'

5. surcharge

print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote

6. surcharge

fill to an excessive degree

Example Sentences:
'The air was surcharged with tension'

7. overcharge, overload, surcharge

place too much a load on

Example Sentences:
'don't overload the car'

8. surcharge

show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Surcharge

see synonyms of surcharge
noun (ˈsɜːˌtʃɑːdʒ )
1. 
a charge in addition to the usual payment, tax, etc
2. 
an excessive sum charged, esp when unlawful
3. 
an extra and usually excessive burden or supply
4. law
the act or an instance of surcharging
5. 
an overprint that alters the face value of a postage stamp
. Also (obsolete): surchargement
verb (sɜːˈtʃɑːdʒ , ˈsɜːˌtʃɑːdʒ ) (transitive)
6. 
to charge an additional sum, tax, etc
7. 
to overcharge (a person) for something
8. 
to put an extra physical burden upon; overload
9. 
to fill to excess; overwhelm
10. law
to insert credits that have been omitted in (an account)
11. 
to overprint a surcharge on (a stamp)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Surcharge

see synonyms of surcharge
verb transitiveWord forms: surˈcharged or surˈcharging
1. 
to overcharge
2. 
to overload; overburden
3. 
to fill to excess or beyond normal capacity
4. 
to mark (a postage stamp) with a surcharge
5.  Law
to show an omission, as of a credit, in (an account)
noun
6. 
a. 
an additional amount added to the usual charge
b. 
an overcharge
7. 
an extra or excessive load, burden, etc.
8. 
a new valuation overprinted on a postage stamp, etc., to change its denomination
9.  Law
the act of surcharging

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Surcharge

see synonyms of surcharge
n.
1. An additional sum added to the usual cost or amount paid.
2. An additional or excessive amount or burden: "individuals ... carrying a surcharge of aggressive energy" (Truman Capote).
3.
a. A new value or denomination overprinted on a postage or revenue stamp.
b. The stamp to which a new value has been applied.
4. Law The act of surcharging.
tr.v. sur·charged, sur·charg·ing, sur·charg·es
1. To charge (a person or organization) an additional sum.
2.
a. To overload or overfill: clouds that are surcharged with rain.
b. To overwhelm or oppress: "He is full of morbid thoughts and surcharged with a sense of worthlessness" (Bernard Lown).
3. To print a surcharge on (a postage or revenue stamp).
4. Law To show an omission of a credit in (an account).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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