Surcharge: meaning, definitions and examples
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surcharge
[ หsษห.tสษหdส ]
financial
An additional charge or payment over and above the usual amount.
Synonyms
additional fee, extra charge, premium
Examples of usage
- The airline imposed a surcharge on oversized luggage.
- There will be a surcharge for deliveries outside of regular business hours.
financial
To impose an additional charge or fee on top of the original cost.
Synonyms
add an extra charge, levy a fee, put a premium on
Examples of usage
- The restaurant surcharged customers for using credit cards.
- The company surcharged customers for rush orders.
Translations
Translations of the word "surcharge" in other languages:
๐ต๐น sobretaxa
๐ฎ๐ณ เค เคงเคฟเคญเคพเคฐ
๐ฉ๐ช Aufpreis
๐ฎ๐ฉ biaya tambahan
๐บ๐ฆ ะฝะฐะดะฑะฐะฒะบะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ dopลata
๐ฏ๐ต ่ฟฝๅ ๆ้
๐ซ๐ท surcharge
๐ช๐ธ sobrecargo
๐น๐ท ek รผcret
๐ฐ๐ท ์ถ๊ฐ ์๊ธ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฑุณู ุฅุถุงูู
๐จ๐ฟ pลรญplatek
๐ธ๐ฐ prรญplatok
๐จ๐ณ ้ๅ ่ดน
๐ธ๐ฎ dodatek
๐ฎ๐ธ viรฐbรณtargjald
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะพััะผัะฐ ะฐาั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแขแแแแแ แแแแแกแแฎแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ ษlavษ haqq
๐ฒ๐ฝ sobrecargo
Word origin
The word 'surcharge' originated in the mid-17th century, combining the prefix 'sur-' (meaning over or above) with 'charge'. It has been used in financial contexts to denote an additional fee or payment beyond the regular amount.
See also: chargeable, charged, charger, charges, charging, decharging, discharge, overcharge, recharge, supercharger.