surcharge
An addition of extra charge on the agreed, stated, or baseline priceAn addition of extra charge on the agreed, stated, or baseline price. Sometimes portrayed by a buyer as excessive and rapacious; usually portrayed by a seller as justified and necessary.
» This train has a surcharge of three euros.
Meaning
8 sensesAn addition of extra charge on the agreed, stated, or baseline price. Sometimes portrayed by a buyer as excessive and rapacious; usually portrayed by a seller as justified and necessary.
Our airline tickets cost twenty dollars more than we expected because we had to pay a fuel surcharge.
Aufpreis
дополни́тельный сборdopolnítelʹnyj sbor, допла́таdopláta
The part of the price of a subsidized good or service that is not covered by the subsidy and so must be paid by the consumer.
An overprint on a stamp that alters (usually raises) the original nominal value of the stamp; used especially in times of hyperinflation.
надпеча́ткаnadpečátka
A painting in lighter enamel over a darker one that serves as the ground.
A charge that has been omitted from an account as payment of a credit to the charged party
A penalty for failure to exercise common prudence and skill in the performance of a fiduciary's duties.
пеня́penjá
an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
(obsolete)An excessive load or burden.
(obsolete)The putting, by a commoner, of more animals on the common than he is entitled to.
Examples
3 sentencesThis train has a surcharge of three euros.
Will there be a surcharge?
Surcharges are not included.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle French surcharge, from Old French. By surface analysis, sur- + charge. PiecewiFrom Middle French surcharge, from Old French. By surface analysis, sur- + charge. Piecewise doublet of supercharge.
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Forms
plural: surcharges| Singular | surcharge |
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| Plural | surcharges |
regular