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sur·charge
(sûr′chärj′)n.
1. An additional sum added to the usual cost or amount paid.
2. An additional or excessive amount or burden: "individuals ... carrying a surcharge of aggressive energy" (Truman Capote).
3.
a. A new value or denomination overprinted on a postage or revenue stamp.
b. The stamp to which a new value has been applied.
4. Law The act of surcharging.
tr.v. sur·charged, sur·charg·ing, sur·charg·es
1. To charge (a person or organization) an additional sum.
2.
a. To overload or overfill: clouds that are surcharged with rain.
b. To overwhelm or oppress: "He is full of morbid thoughts and surcharged with a sense of worthlessness" (Bernard Lown).
3. To print a surcharge on (a postage or revenue stamp).
4. Law To show an omission of a credit in (an account).
[Middle English, from surchargen, to overtax, from Old French surcharger : sur-, sur- + chargier, to charge; see charge.]
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surcharge
n
1. (Commerce) a charge in addition to the usual payment, tax, etc
2. (Commerce) an excessive sum charged, esp when unlawful
3. an extra and usually excessive burden or supply
4. (Law) law the act or an instance of surcharging
5. (Philately) an overprint that alters the face value of a postage stamp. Also (obsolete): surchargement
vb (tr)
6. (Commerce) to charge an additional sum, tax, etc
7. (Commerce) to overcharge (a person) for something
8. to put an extra physical burden upon; overload
9. to fill to excess; overwhelm
10. (Law) law to insert credits that have been omitted in (an account)
11. (Philately) to overprint a surcharge on (a stamp)
surˈcharger n
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sur•charge
(n. ˈsɜrˌtʃɑrdʒ; v. sɜrˈtʃɑrdʒ, ˈsɜrˌtʃɑrdʒ)n., v. -charged, -charg•ing. n.
1. an additional charge, tax, or cost.
2. an excessive sum or price charged.
3. an additional or excessive load or burden.
4. an overprint that alters or restates the face value of a postage or revenue stamp to which it has been applied.
5. the act of surcharging.
v.t. 6. to subject to an additional or extra charge, tax, cost, etc.
7. to overcharge for goods.
8. to print a surcharge on (a stamp).
9. to put an additional or excessive burden upon.
sur•charg′er, n.
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surcharge
Past participle: surcharged
Gerund: surcharging
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| Noun | 1. | surcharge - an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill) charge - the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge" single supplement - a surcharge added to the cost per person when traveling alone |
| Verb | 1. | surcharge - charge an extra fee, as for a special service |
| 2. | surcharge - rip off; ask an unreasonable price | |
| 3. | surcharge - fill to capacity with people; "The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards" overcrowd - cause to crowd together too much; "The students overcrowded the cafeteria" | |
| 4. | surcharge - print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote overprint, print over - print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper | |
| 5. | surcharge - fill to an excessive degree; "The air was surcharged with tension" | |
| 6. | surcharge - place too much a load on; "don't overload the car" | |
| 7. | surcharge - show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given show - give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening" |
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Translations
دَفْعَه إضافِيَّهضَرِيبَةٌ إِضَافِيَّة
příplatek
tillægsafgifttillægsgebyr
lisämaksulisäpainamaylihintakuittaus
dodatna naplata
pótdíj
aukagreiîsla
追加料金
추징금
priemoka
piemaksa
príplatok
överprispåslagtilläggsavgift
การเก็บเงินเพิ่ม
ek ücretfazla fiyat isteme
khoản phụ trội
surcharge
[ˈsɜːtʃɑːdʒ]A. N → recargo m
to introduce/impose a surcharge on sth → introducir/imponer un recargo en algo
import surcharge → sobretasa f de importación
to introduce/impose a surcharge on sth → introducir/imponer un recargo en algo
import surcharge → sobretasa f de importación
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
surcharge
[ˈsɜːrtʃɑːrdʒ] n (= extra charge) → supplément m (= extra tax) → surtaxe fThe Government is imposing a 15% import surcharge → Le gouvernement impose une surtaxe à l'importation de 15%.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
surcharge
n → Zuschlag m; (postal) → Nachporto nt, → Strafporto nt (inf); for a small surcharge → gegen einen geringen Aufschlag
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
surcharge
[ˈsɜːˌtʃɑːdʒ]1. n (gen) → supplemento, sovrapprezzo; (tax) → soprattassa
2. vt → far pagare un sovrapprezzo (or una soprattassa)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
surcharge
(ˈsəːtʃaːdʒ) noun an extra amount of money charged. We paid for our holiday abroad in advance but we had to pay a surcharge because of the devaluation of the pound.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
surcharge
→ ضَرِيبَةٌ إِضَافِيَّة příplatek tillægsafgift Zuschlag επιβάρυνση recargo lisämaksu surcharge dodatna naplata supplemento 追加料金 추징금 toeslag tilleggsgebyr dopłata sobretaxa доплата tilläggsavgift การเก็บเงินเพิ่ม fazla fiyat isteme khoản phụ trội 额外收费Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009