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surcharge
[ noun sur-chahrj; verb sur-chahrj, sur-chahrj ]
noun
- an additional charge, tax, or cost.
- an excessive sum or price charged.
- an additional or excessive load or burden.
- Philately.
- an overprint that alters or restates the face value or denomination of a stamp to which it has been applied.
- a stamp bearing such an overprint.
- act of surcharging.
verb (used with object)
- to subject to an additional or extra charge, tax, cost, etc. (for payment).
- to overcharge for goods.
- to show an omission in (an account) of something that operates as a charge against the accounting party; to omit a credit toward (an account).
- Philately. to print a surcharge on (a stamp).
- to put an additional or excessive burden upon.
surcharge
noun
- a charge in addition to the usual payment, tax, etc
- an excessive sum charged, esp when unlawful
- an extra and usually excessive burden or supply
- law the act or an instance of surcharging
- an overprint that alters the face value of a postage stamp
verb
- to charge an additional sum, tax, etc
- to overcharge (a person) for something
- to put an extra physical burden upon; overload
- to fill to excess; overwhelm
- law to insert credits that have been omitted in (an account)
- to overprint a surcharge on (a stamp)
Derived Forms
- ܰˈ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܰ·İ noun
- ܲȴܰ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of surcharge1
Example Sentences
Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn on Tuesday, the US president described Ford as a "very strong man" as he addressed Ontario's threat to slap a 25% surcharge on US-bound electricity.
Then Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on China, and overnight Deena found herself paying a 25% surcharge on every cable and component she imported – up from zero previously.
In a caustic post on his Truth Social account, Trump said he would double impending tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium in response to a planned Canadian surcharge on electricity bound for northern US states.
On Tuesday, stocks slid again after Trump said he will put additional tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports as a result of Canada retaliating with a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the U.S.
Ford said that the surcharge on energy will remain until the threat of tariffs from the US "is gone for good."
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