surcharge

UK/ˈsɜːt͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ/US/ˈsɜɹt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒ/

nounB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #12,760 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: surcharges

A surcharge is an extra amount added to the standard price. A fuel surcharge, credit card surcharge, add a surcharge.

It lets a seller advertise a low headline price and collect more at the end, which is why regulators have restricted them — surcharging for card payments is banned in several places. A fuel surcharge is meant to track a cost that moves. Note that sur- means over, as in surplus and surface.

Definitions of surcharge

1nounsurchargeAn extra amount added to the standard price.B2+
“The airline added a fuel surcharge to the price of every ticket.”

surcharge is an extra charge.

Where it comes from

Middle French surcharge is sur, over, plus charge. Surplus and surname use the same over.

Middle French
surcharge
English, today
surcharge

From Middle French surcharge, from Old French -. by surface analysis, sur- + charge. supercharge.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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surcharge in the wild

The law took into effect for corporations on January 1, 1968, and for individuals on April 1, 1968, with the surcharge ending on July 1, 1969.
Revenue and Expenditure Control Act of 1968
The surcharge was applied, after referral to a court by the Audit Commission.
Surcharge (sanction)
In the case of an illegal corporate decision by an elected body, all the councillors could be surcharged.
Surcharge (sanction)
Individuals are encouraged through tax surcharges to purchase health insurance to cover services offered in the private sector, and further fund health care.
Health care in Australia
Some jurisdictions have laws which require, allow, regulate or prohibit a merchant imposing a surcharge.
Surcharge (payment systems)

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

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