[
UK
/sˈɜːtʃɑːdʒ/
]
[ US /ˈsɝˌtʃɑɹdʒ, sɝˈtʃɑɹdʒ/ ]
[ US /ˈsɝˌtʃɑɹdʒ, sɝˈtʃɑɹdʒ/ ]
VERB
- 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
don't overload the car - show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
- charge an extra fee, as for a special service
-
fill to capacity with people
The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards - rip off; ask an unreasonable price
NOUN
- an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
How To Use surcharge In A Sentence
- The stamp duty surcharge also meant buyers tried to close deals quickly. Times, Sunday Times
- More serious motoring offences such as uninsured driving would carry a £10 surcharge.
- The air carrier will collect a surcharge for the declared value.
- The fall in interest rates has masked evidence that lenders are continuing to surcharge borrowers in the Republic.
- Such property was the most popular option of landlords in the months leading up to the stamp duty surcharge, pushing up prices further. Times, Sunday Times
- While monetary policy is relatively easy to understand, with macroprudential policy no one knows how big these capital surcharges will have to be to restrain "overexuberance". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed
- The stamp duty surcharge also meant buyers tried to close deals quickly. Times, Sunday Times
- Your next frequent-flier award flight may cost you $800 or more in fuel surcharges on top of your thousands of hard-earned miles. Why 'Free' Tickets Cost So Much
- Tickled by the notion of this souvenir of my transgression, I paid the surcharge, and keep the photo in my album to this day.
- To avoid settlement problems at this location a surcharge embankment was constructed and monitored over a period of 8 months.
