Surcharge - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈsɜːrtʃɑːrdʒ|
Brit.
|ˈsɜːtʃɑːdʒ|
noun
- an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
verb
- charge an extra fee, as for a special service
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price (syn: fleece, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak)
- fill to capacity with people
- fill to an excessive degree
- show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price (syn: fleece, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak)
- 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 (syn: overcharge, overload)- show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
Extra examples
The airline has added a $20 fuel surcharge on all international flights.
His mind was in a state of surcharge.
Her round hat was surcharged with feathers.
A child should be fed, and not be surcharged.
She was indeed surcharged with troubles.
The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards
The air was surcharged with tension
Word forms
noun
singular: surcharge
plural: surcharges
singular: surcharge
plural: surcharges
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