surcharge
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈsɜrˌtʃɑrdʒ/
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recargo
- And there is a 30% surcharge for making a house call after midnight.
- pay a surcharge
- impose a surcharge
- taxes and surcharges
They're bringing down bills across the UK while they pay a surcharge in their own bills.
- They're bringing down bills across the UK while they pay a surcharge in their own bills.
- Even I think up to last year, FedEx still had a COVID surcharge in their, in their base shipping rate.
Examples
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In December 1990, the EQC established a surcharge of $2.25 per ton on foreign waste.
Academic text (1995) -
There is an $8 postage surcharge for addresses outside the U.S.
Academic text (1992) -
"not as much as a surcharge for dangerous goods, but still..."
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But when gas prices went back down, the surcharge remained, and remains to this day.
Blog text (1) -
Diet foods have an additional surcharge of 30%.
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For example, communities may place a surcharge on the sale of items that reflect the costs of disposal.
Academic text (1992) -
First, states with disposal sites can impose a surcharge on the waste received from other states.
Academic text (1995) -
But you'd need to pay a surcharge of twenty-five percent.
Fiction book (1998) -
The monthly costs tend to be low, but all have hourly surcharges that can quickly add up.
Academic text (1995) -
Many restaurants add a surcharge for large parties to cover the extra staff required.
Synonyms
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5.4
An extra amount paid when goods are scarce or in high demand
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3.9
An extra fee each person pays to enter a restaurant or club, not for food and drink
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4.6
An extra amount of money someone asks for that is not fair
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2.7
An extra charge added to a bill to pay for staff help
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3.2
An extra amount added to a bill to pay for the staff who served you
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3.9
Money paid for putting equipment or services in place and making them ready
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2.5
A fee you pay to enter a place or event
An extra tax added to regular taxes to pay for rebuilding or support in poorer areas
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
An extra tax added to regular taxes to pay for rebuilding or support in poorer areas
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Surcharge comes from the French parts sur- 'over' and charge 'cost' or 'load'. A surcharge is an extra 'over' cost added to the normal price.