surcharge
an additional charge, tax, or cost.
an excessive sum or price charged.
an additional or excessive load or burden.
Philately.
an overprint that alters or restates the face value or denomination of a stamp to which it has been applied.
a stamp bearing such an overprint.
act of surcharging.
to subject to an additional or extra charge, tax, cost, etc. (for payment).
to overcharge for goods.
to show an omission in (an account) of something that operates as a charge against the accounting party; to omit a credit toward (an account).
Philately. to print a surcharge on (a stamp).
to put an additional or excessive burden upon.
Origin of surcharge
1Other words from surcharge
- sur·charg·er, noun
- un·sur·charged, adjective
Words Nearby surcharge
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How to use surcharge in a sentence
Germany made an important change late last year, freeing green hydrogen producers from paying certain surcharges on electricity.
Cheap renewables could make green hydrogen a practical replacement for fossil fuels | Katie McLean | February 24, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewWe are reassured that your report does not support assertions that the CPUC failed to collect $200 million in fees and surcharges from our regulated entities.
Utility Companies Owe Millions to This State Regulatory Agency. The Problem? The Agency Can’t Track What It’s Owed. | by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation | February 10, 2021 | ProPublicaCash donations help pay for taxes, ticket fees and fuel surcharges.
How your unneeded travel rewards can make a difference | Hugh Biggar | January 14, 2021 | Washington PostFor certain surcharges and fees, the CPUC allows companies to self-report what they owe and does not track whether they have paid.
She Noticed $200 Million Missing, Then She Was Fired | by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation | December 24, 2020 | ProPublicaA large portion of the fees were collected as surcharges on customer bills, particularly phone bills, to fund vital assistance programs for poor and disabled people.
She Noticed $200 Million Missing, Then She Was Fired | by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation | December 24, 2020 | ProPublica
The company makes money by adding a 15 percent surcharge to the price of the meal.
The devil was predictably in the details, with a surcharge on the rich and a call to end the state and local tax deduction.
RIP: Obama’s Grand Bargain With the GOP on Entitlements | John Avlon | March 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn this explanation the Central Authority (whilst upholding the auditor's decision in point of law) remitted the surcharge.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney WebbAs to the surcharge, I'll take care of that A beautiful creature, is not she, Mary?
The Widow's Dog | Mary Russell MitfordTheir income is mainly derived from the local rate, a surcharge of one-twelfth on the land revenue.
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir | Sir James McCrone DouieThe sum of the errors of an assay, which is called the surcharge, is reported in the same way.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerIt is stated that the surcharge was made up in its peculiar form so as to prevent counterfeiting by the use of ordinary type.
Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery | Clifton Armstrong Howes
British Dictionary definitions for surcharge
a charge in addition to the usual payment, tax, etc
an excessive sum charged, esp when unlawful
an extra and usually excessive burden or supply
law the act or an instance of surcharging
an overprint that alters the face value of a postage stamp
to charge an additional sum, tax, etc
to overcharge (a person) for something
to put an extra physical burden upon; overload
to fill to excess; overwhelm
law to insert credits that have been omitted in (an account)
to overprint a surcharge on (a stamp)
Derived forms of surcharge
- surcharger, noun
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