: the action of surcharging : the state of being surcharged
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a(1)
: an overprint on a stamp
specifically: one that alters the denomination
(2)
: a stamp bearing such an overprint
b
: an overprint on a currency note
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The Arab oil embargo of 1973 led airlines to add fuel surcharges to their passenger fares that were large enough to discourage air travel. Surcharges are usually added for special service. When you request a "rush job" from a service supplier, it will probably bring a surcharge along with it. A particularly difficult phone installation may carry a surcharge. An extra-large fine for a speeding offense after you've already had too many tickets could be called a surcharge. An added tax may be called a surcharge (or surtax) when it only affects people with incomes above a certain level. And if those low, low prices that show up in really big letters in ads for all kinds of services turn out to be misleading, it's probably because they don't include a bunch of surcharges that you won't find out about till later.
Verb contends that with the present tax structure, the state's lower-income residents are being surcharged and the wealthiest residents are getting off too lightly Noun The airline has added a $20 fuel surcharge on all international flights.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Josephson’s bill would increase that surcharge slightly. James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2022 In addition to sales tax, the governor’s budget language would let New York City collect a $1.50-per-room nightly surcharge on hotel stays. Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2021 The Osceola County Clerk of Court will be waiving a 40% collections surcharge during its Operation Green Light from Monday through Nov. 20. Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Nov. 2020 The county had a fund balance of $6.6 million in school facilities surcharge revenues at the end of fiscal 2018. Erin B. Logan, baltimoresun.com, 23 Aug. 2019 The Affordable Care Act, passed in 2010 without a single Republican vote, protects Americans from being refused or surcharged for insurance because of their medical history. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2019 Soil surcharging work done ... Over the last two years, the SpaceX site was essentially leveled, loaded with hundreds of tons of soil, plumbed with drainage pipes, and then left alone to have gravity do the rest of the work. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2018 Cracks and joint separations are allowing stormwater to infiltrate and surcharge the lines, causing them to overflow from manholes. Lawrence Specker, AL.com, 23 June 2017 The House bill allows states to obtain waivers allowing insurers to reject applicants with medical conditions or surcharge them heavily under certain circumstances. Michael Hiltzik, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2017
Noun
Second, the push for a 4% income surcharge is based more on Democrats’ perception of fairness than on a fiscal argument.WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 Hotel tax revenues, considered a reliable gauge of the tourism industry’s month-to-month health in Orange County, are generated by a 6% surcharge on the cost of a hotel room or other short-term lodgings, including home-share options like Airbnb. Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 Today, that agency survives primarily on $20 million or so annually from a surcharge on electric bills, along with a new carveout of $12 million for workforce training from the Mass Save program. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022 Amazon shares gained more than 3% on Wednesday after the company announced a new 5% surcharge on third-party Amazon sellers to offset the costs of inflation and rising fuel prices. Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2022 The legislation also included a 1% surcharge on corporate stock buybacks. Tami Luhby And Katie Lobosco, CNN, 28 Mar. 2022 Costs of other goods and services have risen to account for the increase, including a new surcharge on Uber rides.Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022 That meant Vaxi Taxi could deliver to anyone who would pay the delivery surcharge. Sonya Collins, Fortune, 10 June 2022 Uber said its Rides customers will pay a gas surcharge of either 45 cents or 55 cents on each trip for the next 60 days, depending on location. Laura Forman, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Anglo-French surcharger, from sur- + charger to load, charge — more at charge entry 1
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SURCHARGE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤small少量的附加費➤hefty高額附加費▸➤fuel, tax燃油附加費;附加稅◇a corporate tax surcharge企業附加稅➤delivery (NAmE) 遞送費◇The price includes the delivery surcharge of $15.這個價格包括 15 美元的遞送費。VERB + SURCHARGE➤have有附加費▸➤add, impose, levy, put加收附加費;徵收附加費◇A surcharge of €40 was added to our bill.我們的賬單上加了 40 歐元的附加費。◇A surcharge is levied on late applications.遲交的申請要收取附加費。➤pay支付附加費PREPOSITION➤surcharge for⋯的附加費◇There is a surcharge for excess baggage.行李超重要交一定的附加費。➤surcharge on對⋯所收的附加費◇There is a 2% surcharge on credit-card users.信用卡用戶要付 2% 的附加費。