surcharge
pronunciation
How to pronounce surcharge in British English:
UK [ˈsɜ:tʃɑ:dʒ]
How to pronounce surcharge in American English:
US [ˈsɜrtʃɑrdʒ]
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- Noun:
- an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
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- Verb:
- charge an extra fee, as for a special service
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- fill to capacity with people
- print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote
- fill to an excessive degree
- place too much a load on
- show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
Word Origin
- surcharge (v.)
- early 15c., "overcharge, charge too much expense," from Old French surcharger "to overload, overburden, overcharge" (12c.), from sur- "over" (see sur- (1)) + chargier "to load" (see charge (v.)). Meaning "make an extra charge on" is from 1885. The noun is also first attested early 15c. Related: Surcharged; surcharging.
Example
- 1. This explains the growing demand for one person rooms without surcharge .
- 2. Fares keep jumping : airlines have just added another surcharge to cover higher fuel costs .
- 3. They regarded any surcharge on the original ticket price as barefaced robbery .
- 4. It 's not as if a 9.5 % minimum ratio is excessively conservative ; the economist has previously argued that the capital surcharge on the largest banks is inadequate .
- 5. Better compliance in reducing systemic risk would mean a lower systemic surcharge ; an increase in systemic risk would trigger a higher surcharge .