surcharge
noun /ˈsɜːtʃɑːdʒ/
/ˈsɜːrtʃɑːrdʒ/
- surcharge (on something) an extra amount of money that you must pay in addition to the usual priceExtra Examplessynonym supplement
- There is a 2% surcharge on credit card users.
- A surcharge of €40 was added to our bill.
- The price includes the delivery surcharge of $15.
- There is a surcharge for excess baggage.
- a corporate tax surcharge
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- small
- hefty
- fuel
- …
- have
- add
- impose
- …
- surcharge for
- surcharge on
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): from Old French surcharger (from sur- and charge). The early sense of the noun (late 15th cent.) was ‘excessive load’.