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surcharge

sur·charge
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    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noun sur-chahrj; verb sur-chahrj, sur-chahrj]
    • /noun ˈsɜrˌtʃɑrdʒ; verb sɜrˈtʃɑrdʒ, ˈsɜrˌtʃɑrdʒ/
    • /ˈsɜː.tʃɑːdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun sur-chahrj; verb sur-chahrj, sur-chahrj]
    • /noun ˈsɜrˌtʃɑrdʒ; verb sɜrˈtʃɑrdʒ, ˈsɜrˌtʃɑrdʒ/

Definitions of surcharge word

  • noun surcharge an additional charge, tax, or cost. 1
  • noun surcharge an excessive sum or price charged. 1
  • noun surcharge an additional or excessive load or burden. 1
  • noun surcharge 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. 1
  • noun surcharge act of surcharging. 1
  • verb with object surcharge to subject to an additional or extra charge, tax, cost, etc. (for payment). 1

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Origin of surcharge

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English surchargen (v.) < Old French surcharger. See sur-1, charge

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Parts of speech for Surcharge

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

surcharge popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

surcharge usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for surcharge

verb surcharge

  • flesh out — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
  • inflate — deflate
  • maximize — to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
  • maximise — to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
  • overestimate — to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like: Don't overestimate the car's trade-in value.

noun surcharge

  • addition — An addition to something is a thing which is added to it.
  • excise — A tax levied on certain goods and commodities produced or sold within a country and on licenses granted for certain activities.
  • expense — The cost required for something; the money spent on something.
  • overcharge — to charge (a purchaser) too high a price: When the manager realized we'd been overcharged, she gave us a credit for the difference.

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