surcharge

IPA: sɝtʃˈɑrdʒ

An addition of extra charge on the agreed or stated price.
The part of the price of a subsidized good or service that is not covered by the subsidy and so must be paid by the consumer.
An excessive price charged e.g. to an unsuspecting customer.
(philately) An overprint on a stamp that alters (usually raises) the original nominal value of the stamp; used especially in times of hyperinflation.
(art) A painting in lighter enamel over a darker one that serves as the ground.
(law) A charge that has been omitted from an account as payment of a credit to the charged party
(law) A penalty for failure to exercise common prudence and skill in the performance of a fiduciary's duties.
(obsolete) An excessive load or burden.
(law, obsolete) The putting, by a commoner, of more animals on the common than he is entitled to.

To apply a surcharge.
To overload; to overburden.
(law) To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into (e.g. a common) than one has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain.
To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given.

Examples of "surcharge" in Sentences

The surcharge was not approved by the voters.
I haven't thought about the delivery surcharge.
Adda surcharge onto the fixed penalty and use that.
"It is what I call the surcharge culture," he said.
I'm almost not thinking about the delivery surcharge.
The surcharge capacity of the Oderteich is very small.
This surcharge is different from the fare share contribution.
From what I can tell, the 3D surcharge is typically between $2-$4.
Car parking is directly across the road from the hotel at a surcharge.
Some businesses put a surcharge on all food purchased later in the night.
The stamp was intended to be used as a surcharge stamp for airmail delivery.
The carbon surcharge is up for review by the Los Angeles City Council today.
A surcharge is an overprint that alters or confirms the face value of the stamp.
I can see the argument that the 2.5% surcharge is an income tax even though it is on realized risk rather than realized expense.
During last year's governor's campaign, Quinn told his voters he wanted to raise the income tax from 3 percent to 4 percent, what he called a surcharge for education.
Basel Committee Chairman Nout Wellink, who also heads the Dutch central bank, said a "systemic surcharge" is under consideration more broadly to make sure systemically important firms can absorb losses, though it remains unclear exactly which firms fit that category.