surcharge

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 See also 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations

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surcharge (plural surcharges)

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

   Our airline tickets cost twenty dollars more than we expected because we had to pay a fuel surcharge.

2. An excessive price charged e.g. from an unsuspecting customer.
3. (philately) An overprint on a stamp that alters (usually raises) the original nominal value of the stamp; used especially in times of hyperinflation.
4. (law) A charge that has been omitted from an account as payment of a credit to the charged party.
5. (law) A penalty for failure to exercise common prudence and skill in the performance of a fiduciary's duties.

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• surtax
• surcharged

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to surcharge (third-person singular simple present surcharges, present participle surcharging, simple past and past participle surcharged)

1. To apply a surcharge.

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• discount

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