| 释义 |
Noun: surcharge 'sur`chaa(r)j- An additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
Verb: surcharge 'sur`chaa(r)j- Charge an extra fee, as for a special service
- Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- overcharge, soak, gazump [Brit], fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook - Fill to capacity with people
"The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards" - Print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote
- Fill to an excessive degree
"The air was surcharged with tension" - Place too much a load on
- overload, overcharge - Show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
Derived forms: surcharging, surcharges, surcharged Type of: bill, charge, cheat, chisel, fill, fill up, lade [archaic], laden, load, load up, make full, overcrowd, overprint, print over, rip off, show Encyclopedia: Surcharge |