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surcharge

surc·harge

UK/ˈsɜːt͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ/ US/ˈsɜɹt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒ/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)

verb

1.

charge an extra fee, as for a special service

3.

fill to capacity with people

  • “The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards”
5.

fill to an excessive degree

  • “The air was surcharged with tension”
6.

place too much a load on

  • “don”
7.

show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given

Origin

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

Phrases

  • victim surcharge

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