surcharge

CEFRC1

/ˈsɜːt͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An extra charge added to a price.

  2. 02

    verb

    To charge an extra amount.

Examples

  • This train has a surcharge of three euros.

  • Will there be a surcharge?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An excessive price charged e.g. to an unsuspecting customer.

  2. The part of the price of a subsidized good or service that is not covered by the subsidy and so must be paid by the consumer.

  3. An addition of extra charge on the agreed, stated, or baseline price.

More examples

In context

  • Our airline tickets cost twenty dollars more than we expected because we had to pay a fuel surcharge.

  • to surcharge an animal or a ship; to surcharge a cannon

  • My heauy hart I feare will breake in twaine, Surcharged with a heauie loade of thoughts.

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle French surcharge, from Old French. By surface analysis, sur- + charge. Doublet of supercharge.