surcharge
IPA: sɝtʃˈɑrdʒ
noun
- 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.
verb
- 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.
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Examples of "surcharge" in Sentences
- The hotel bill included a surcharge for using the spa facilities
- I was surprised to see a surcharge added to my bill for room service
- The airline charged a surcharge for checking a bag weighing over 50 pounds
- The concert tickets had a surcharge for purchasing them online instead of at the box office
- I didn't realize there would be a surcharge for parking overnight at the hotel
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