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sur⋅charge

  [n. sur-chahrj; v. sur-chahrj, sur-chahrj] noun, verb, -charged, -charg⋅ing.
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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.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME surchargen (v.) < OF surcharger. See sur- 1 , charge

Related forms:
sur⋅charg⋅er, noun
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sur·charge   (sûr'chärj')   
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.

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

    2. 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.


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

Surcharge

An added charge, cost, or tax.

Investopedia Commentary

Surcharges are often a charge in addition to a charge, or a tax added to the original tax.

See also: Surtax

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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: sur·charge
Pronunciation: 's&r-"chärj
Function: transitive verb
1 : to impose a surcharge on <surcharge a trustee for failing to exercise due care>
2 : to show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given

Main Entry: surcharge
Function: noun
1 : an additional or excessive charge
2 : a penalty imposed on a fiduciary for failing to exercise due care in the management of assets
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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