surcharge

[sur-chahrj, sur-chahrj, sur-chahrj]

noun

1. an additional charge, tax, or cost.

2. an excessive sum or price charged.

3. an additional or excessive load or burden.

4. Philately.

   1. an overprint that alters or restates the face value or denomination of a stamp to which it has been applied.

   2. a stamp bearing such an overprint.

5. act of surcharging.

verb (used with object)

surcharged, surcharging 

1. to subject to an additional or extra charge, tax, cost, etc. (for payment).

2. to overcharge for goods.

3. 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).

4. Philately.,  to print a surcharge on (a stamp).

5. to put an additional or excessive burden upon.

surcharge

noun

1. a charge in addition to the usual payment, tax, etc

2. an excessive sum charged, esp when unlawful

3. an extra and usually excessive burden or supply

4. law the act or an instance of surcharging

5. an overprint that alters the face value of a postage stamp

verb

1. to charge an additional sum, tax, etc

2. to overcharge (a person) for something

3. to put an extra physical burden upon; overload

4. to fill to excess; overwhelm

5. law to insert credits that have been omitted in (an account)

6. to overprint a surcharge on (a stamp)

Other Word Forms

• surcharger noun
• unsurcharged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of surcharge¹

1400–50; late Middle English surchargen (v.) < Old French surcharger. See sur- ¹, charge

Example Sentences

Roth withdrawals also won’t increase your income for purposes of calculating Medicare Parts B and D premiums, which are subject to a surcharge for higher-income retirees.

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A planned council tax surcharge for high value properties will not apply in Wales.

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In its assessment, the OBR said the costings for the new surcharge had a "high" degree of uncertainty.

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The policy also specifies that international visitors without an annual pass will need to pay a $100-per-person surcharge at 11 of the most visited national parks, which include Acadia, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite and Zion.

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Using this lesser-known tax strategy creates the potential to reduce exposure to higher future tax brackets and to prevent potential Medicare surcharges, which are triggered at certain income levels.

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Related Words

• expense 
• payment 
• surtax 
• tax