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Noun
S:
(n)
surcharge
(an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill))
Verb
S:
(v)
surcharge
(charge an extra fee, as for a special service)
S:
(v)
overcharge
,
soak
,
surcharge
,
gazump
,
fleece
,
plume
,
pluck
,
rob
,
hook
(rip off; ask an unreasonable price)
S:
(v)
surcharge
(fill to capacity with people)
"The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards"
S:
(v)
surcharge
(print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote)
S:
(v)
surcharge
(fill to an excessive degree)
"The air was surcharged with tension"
S:
(v)
overload
,
surcharge
,
overcharge
(place too much a load on)
"don't overload the car"
S:
(v)
surcharge
(show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given)