From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsurchargesur‧charge1 /ˈsɜːtʃɑːdʒ $ ˈsɜːrtʃɑːrdʒ/ noun [countable] BBTmoney that you have to pay in addition to the basic price of somethingsurcharge on a 10% surcharge on airline tickets
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surcharge• But there may be a surcharge.• The price of your holiday is fully guaranteed and will not be subject to any surcharges.• Banks claim surcharges are needed to help offset the cost of installation and maintenance.• It is interesting to note that they come from the same stable that brought us the national insurance surcharge.• But congressional investigators said bank claims of confidentiality kept them from establishing precisely how much profit banks are reaping from the surcharges.• The surcharge will not be applied to representatives' orders or dues supplied as part of a previous large order.surcharge on• a 10% surcharge on all importssurchargesurcharge2 verb [transitive] BBTto make someone pay an additional amount of money→ See Verb tableFrom Longman Business Dictionarysurchargesur‧charge1 /ˈsɜːtʃɑːdʒˈsɜːrtʃɑːrdʒ/ noun [countable]TAXECONOMICSFINANCE money that has to be paid in addition to the normal payment for somethingTaxpayers would beliable to surcharges if they failed to send in payments.surcharge onTrade has been hampered (=harmed) by high Chinese surcharges on South Korean products.The company recentlyimposed surcharges of as much as $56 a day on car rentals in certain areas. → import surchargesurchargesurcharge2 verb [transitive]COMMERCE to make someone pay an additional amount of moneyRetailers will be able to choose whether to surcharge credit card customers or to offer a discount for cash.→ See Verb tableOrigin surcharge (1400-1500) Old French surchargier, from sur- “above” (from Latin super-; → SUPER-) + chargier “to charge” 