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noun
1.
an additional charge, tax, or cost.
2.
an excessive sum or price charged.
3.
an additional or excessive load or burden.
4.
Philately.
a.
an overprint that alters or restates the face value or denomination of a stamp to which it has been applied.
b.
a stamp bearing such an overprint.
5.
act of surcharging.
verb (used with object)
6.
to subject to an additional or extra charge, tax, cost, etc. (for payment).
7.
to overcharge for goods.
8.
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).
9.
Philately. to print a surcharge on (a stamp).
10.
to put an additional or excessive burden upon.
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| surcharge | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a charge in addition to the usual payment, tax, etc |
| 2. | an excessive sum charged, esp when unlawful |
| 3. | an extra and usually excessive burden or supply |
| 4. | law the act or an instance of surcharging |
| 5. | an overprint that alters the face value of a postage stamp |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to charge an additional sum, tax, etc |
| 7. | to overcharge (a person) for something |
| 8. | to put an extra physical burden upon; overload |
| 9. | to fill to excess; overwhelm |
| 10. | law to insert credits that have been omitted in (an account) |
| 11. | to overprint a surcharge on (a stamp) |
| sur'charger | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
surcharge
1429, from M.Fr. surcharger, from O.Fr. sur- "over" + chargier "to load" (see charge). The noun is first attested 1569.
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