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[ noun sur-chahrj; verb sur-chahrj, sur-chahrj ] / noun ˈsɜrˌtʃɑrdʒ; verb sɜrˈtʃɑrdʒ, ˈsɜrˌtʃɑrdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR surcharge ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan 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. verb (used with object), sur·charged, sur·charg·ing.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 surcharge1400–50; late Middle English surchargen (v.) <Old French surcharger.See sur- 1, charge OTHER WORDS FROM surchargesur·charg·er, nounun·sur·charged, adjectiveWords nearby surchargeSurat, surbase, surbased, surbased arch, surcease, surcharge, surcingle, surcoat, surculose, surd, sure Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for surchargeThe company makes money by adding a 15 percent surcharge to the price of the meal. The Airbnb of Home-Cooked Meals|Itay Hod|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST Independently of the variations in printing, there are two types of surcharge. Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery|Clifton Armstrong Howes By a surcharge of ore, which deranges the action of the furnace, and produces impure cinder, containing uncombined iron. The American Quarterly Review|Various
Another Peruvian surcharge is the triangle with the word "Peru," and above it a character intended to represent the sun. Harper's Round Table, June 25, 1895|Various To "crown" a letter was to impress it with the stamp of the Crown, denoting that the surcharge had been made. The History of the Post Office|Herbert Joyce Their 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 Douie
British Dictionary definitions for surcharge
noun (ˈsɜːˌtʃɑːdʒ)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 verb (sɜːˈtʃɑːdʒ, ˈsɜːˌtʃɑːdʒ) (tr)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 surchargesurcharger, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to surchargeexpense, tax, payment, surtax, price, cost, overcharge, overload, extra |