surcharge (on something) an extra amount of money that you must pay in addition to the usual price synonym supplement Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivesmall, hefty, fuel, … verb + surchargehave, add, impose, … prepositionsurcharge for, surcharge on See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): from Old French surcharger (from sur- and charge). The early sense of the noun (late 15th cent.) was ‘excessive load’.Extra examples A surcharge of €40 was added to our bill. The price includes the delivery surcharge of $15. There is a 2% surcharge on credit card users. There is a surcharge for excess baggage. a corporate tax surcharge
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