What does Surcharge mean?
Definitions for Surcharge
ˈsɜrˌtʃɑrdʒ; sɜrˈtʃɑrdʒ, ˈsɜrˌtʃɑrdʒsur·charge
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Surcharge.
Princeton's WordNet
surchargeverb
an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
surchargeverb
charge an extra fee, as for a special service
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hookverb
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
surchargeverb
fill to capacity with people
"The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards"
surchargeverb
print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote
surchargeverb
fill to an excessive degree
"The air was surcharged with tension"
overload, surcharge, overchargeverb
place too much a load on
"don't overload the car"
surchargeverb
show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
Wiktionary
surchargenoun
An addition of extra charge on the agreed or stated price.
Our airline tickets cost twenty dollars more than we expected because we had to pay a fuel surcharge.
surchargenoun
An excessive price charged e.g. from an unsuspecting customer.
surchargenoun
An overprint on a stamp that alters (usually raises) the original nominal value of the stamp; used especially in times of hyperinflation.
surchargenoun
A charge that has been omitted from an account as payment of a credit to the charged party.
surchargenoun
A penalty for failure to exercise common prudence and skill in the performance of a fiduciary's duties.
surchargeverb
To apply a surcharge.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Surchargenoun
Overburthen; more than can be well born.
Etymology: surcharge, French; from the verb.
The air, after receiving a charge, doth not receive a surcharge, or greater charge, with like appetite as it doth the first. Francis Bacon, Natural History.
An object of surcharge or excess destroyeth the sense; as the light of the sun, the eye; a violent sound near the ear, the hearing. Francis Bacon, Natural History.
The moralists make this raging of a lion to be a surcharge of one madness upon another. Roger L'Estrange.
To Surchargeverb
To overload; to overburthen.
Etymology: surcharger, French.
They put upon every portion of land a reasonable rent, which they called Romescot, the which might not surcharge the tenant or freeholder. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.
Tamas was returned to Tauris, in hope to have suddenly surprised his enemy, surcharged with the pleasures of so rich a city. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.
More remov’d,
Lest heav’n surcharg’d with potent multitude,
Might hap to move new broils. John Milton, Paradise Lost.He ceas’d, discerning Adam with such joy
Surcharg’d, as had, like grief, been dew’d in tears
Without the vent of words. John Milton, Paradise Lost.When graceful sorrow in her pomp appears,
Sure she is dress’d in Melesinda’s tears:
Your head reclin’d, as hiding grief from view,
Droops like a rose surcharg’d with morning dew. Dryden.
ChatGPT
surcharge
A surcharge is an additional fee, charge or tax that is added onto the cost of a good or service, typically to cover a specific expense or extra costs incurred by the provider.
Webster Dictionary
Surchargeverb
to overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon
Surchargeverb
to overstock; especially, to put more cattle into, as a common, than the person has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain. Blackstone
Surchargeverb
to show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
Surchargenoun
an overcharge; an excessive load or burden; a load greater than can well be borne
Surchargenoun
the putting, by a commoner, of more beasts on the common than he has a right to
Surchargenoun
the showing an omission, as in an account, for which credit ought to have been given
Etymology: [F.]
Wikidata
Surcharge
Prior to 2000 in the United Kingdom a public servant, for example a local government officer, who had unlawfully spent public funds, or caused loss to a public authority through misconduct could be surcharged to recover public money. The surcharge was applied, after referral to a court by the Audit Commission. In the case of an illegal corporate decision by an elected body all the councillors could be surcharged. Councillors from Lambeth and Liverpool who were involved in the Rate-capping rebellion in 1985 were surcharged. Councillors in the Clay Cross Housing Finance Act dispute were surcharged £685 for refusing to increase housing rent. The Committee on Standards in Public Life recommended repealing surcharge because it was unfair for local government officers and "bore no relation to people's ability to pay or their culpability". The Local Government Finance Act removed the ability of the Audit Commission or Secretary or State to recover financial losses from individuals. Instead they would be subject to normal sanctions determined by the Standards Board and Adjudication Panel. Following the Tribunal Review such sanctions are now dealt with by the General Regulatory Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Surcharge
sur-chärj′, v.t. to overcharge or overload.—n. an excessive load: an overcharge: an extra charge: a painting in lighter enamel over a darker which serves as the ground.—adj. Surcharged′, overloaded.—n. Surcharge′ment.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Surcharge in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Surcharge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Surcharge in a Sentence
British Finance Minister George Osborne:
But to maintain a fair contribution from the banks, I will introduce a new eight percent surcharge on bank profits from the first of January next year.
By and large kosher certified spaghetti sauce, take that example, there is no price difference from the non-kosher spaghetti sauce, instead, in the meat area, you're paying a penalty, a surcharge for the Jewish religious requirements.
As far as the fuel price reduction is concerned, there will be no reduction in the ticket fare, but there will be a reduction in the fuel surcharge that we were charging.
I probably would think twice about going back to that place if they were adding a surcharge.
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- overtryk, overprisDanish
- AufpreisGerman
- recargar, sobretasar, sobreprecio, supertasar, sobrecargaSpanish
- lisäpainama, kuittaus, ylihinta, lisämaksuFinnish
- surchargeFrench
- for-chìsScottish Gaelic
- sovraprezzo, applicare un sovrapprezzo, sovrapprezzoItalian
- サーチャージJapanese
- пеня, доплата, дополнительный сбор, надпечаткаRussian
- överpris, påslag, tilläggsavgift, extraavgiftSwedish
- zamTurkish
- надбавкаUkrainian
- phụ thuVietnamese
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