surcharge

sur·charge  (sûrchärj)

n.

1. An additional sum added to the usual amount or cost.

2. An overcharge, especially when unlawful.

3. An additional or excessive burden; an overload.

4.

a. A new value or denomination overprinted on a postage or revenue stamp.

b. The stamp to which a new value has been applied.

5. Law The act of surcharging.

tr.v. sur·charged, sur·charg·ing, sur·charg·es

1. To charge (a person) an additional sum.

2. To overcharge (a person).

3. To place an excessive burden on; overload.

4. To fill beyond usual capacity; overfill.

5. To print a surcharge on (a postage or revenue stamp).

6. Law To show an omission of a credit in (an account).

7. To require (a person) to reimburse funds spent without authorization.

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[Middle English, from surchargen, to overtax, from Old French surcharger : sur-, sur- + chargier, to charge; see charge.]

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surcharge

Noun

1. a charge in addition to the usual payment or tax

2. an excessive sum charged, often unlawfully

Verb

[-charging, -charged]

1. to charge (someone) an additional sum or tax

2. to overcharge (someone) for something

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	surcharge - an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill) charge - the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge" single supplement - a surcharge added to the cost per person when traveling alone
Verb	1.	surcharge - charge an extra fee, as for a special service bill, charge - demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"
	2.	surcharge - rip off; ask an unreasonable price fleece, gazump, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, hook, pluck extort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
	3.	surcharge - fill to capacity with people; "The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards" overcrowd - cause to crowd together too much; "The students overcrowded the cafeteria"
	4.	surcharge - print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote overprint, print over - print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper
	5.	surcharge - fill to an excessive degree; "The air was surcharged with tension" fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
	6.	surcharge - place too much a load on; "don't overload the car" overcharge, overload load, load up, lade, laden - fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"
	7.	surcharge - show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given show - give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening"

Translations

surcharge [ˈsəːtʃɑːdʒ] n → sobretasa, recargo

surcharge [ˈsəːtʃɑːdʒ] n → surcharge f (= extra tax); surtaxe f

surcharge [ˈsəːtʃɑːdʒ] n → Zuschlag m

surcharge [ˈsəːtʃɑːdʒ] n → supplemento (= extra tax); soprattassa

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surcharge

n surcharge [ˈsəːtʃaːdʒ]

an extra amount of money charged We paid for our holiday abroad in advance but we had to pay a surcharge because of the devaluation of the pound. heffing دَفْعَه إضافِيَّه доплащане příplatek tillægsgebyr der Zuschlag πρόσθετη χρέωση ή επιβάρυνση recargo, sobretasa lisamaks هزينه اضافي lisäveloitus surtaxe, majoration תַּשלוּם נוֹסָף अधिभार लेना, अधिशुल्क लेना, अधिकार लेना, अधिभार डालना naknadni namet, dodatna naplata pótdíj biaya tambahan aukagreiðsla maggiorazione 追加料金 추가 요금 priemoka piemaksa bayaran tokok toeslag ekstra gebyr, tilleggsavgift dopłata sobretaxa supra­taxă, majorare доплата príplatok doplačilo dodatna taksa extraavgift การเก็บเงินเพิ่ม ek ücret 額外費 доплата; штраф زاءد رقم، سر محصول số tiền tính thêm, tiền trả thêm 额外费