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Definition of surcharge

an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
place too much a load on; "don''t overload the car"
fill to an excessive degree; "The air was surcharged with tension"
print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote
fill to capacity with people; "The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards"
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
charge an extra fee, as for a special service

Similar Words: overload, overcharge, soak, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook

Hyponyms: single supplement, extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring

Entailments: charge, bill

Derivational Morphology: overload, overburden, overcharge

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