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Surcharge Very Common

Surcharge has 10 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

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

"The airline added a $50 surcharge to my ticket because I failed to arrive at the airport two hours before departure."

2

An addition of extra charge on the agreed or stated price.

"The airline added a hefty surcharge to my ticket because I wanted to check in an oversized bag."

Verb
1

charge an extra fee, as for a special service

"The airline added a surcharge to my ticket because I wanted to select my own seat at check-in."

2

rip off; ask an unreasonable price

"The airline's hidden fees added a surcharge that felt like a total rip-off for such a short flight."

3

fill to capacity with people

"The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards"

4

print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote

"The post office surcharged the old stamps to make them valid for higher postage rates without issuing new ones."

5

fill to an excessive degree

"The air was surcharged with tension"

6

place too much a load on

"don't overload the car"

7

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

"The accountant noticed a surcharge on my invoice because they had failed to apply the discount I was owed."

8

To apply a surcharge.

"The hotel added an extra fee to our bill for including pets in our room."

Example Sentences
"The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards" verb
"The air was surcharged with tension" verb
"don't overload the car" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
undercharge
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
charge cheat overcrowd overprint fill load show
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
single supplement extort
Rhyming Words
urge orge virge serge targe barge surge norge purge verge forge merge gorge jorge harge parge farge dirge large gurge
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