Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An additional sum added to the usual cost or amount paid.
- noun An additional or excessive amount or burden.
- noun A new value or denomination overprinted on a postage or revenue stamp.
- noun The stamp to which a new value has been applied.
- noun Law The act of surcharging.
- transitive verb To charge (a person or organization) an additional sum.
- transitive verb To overload or overfill.
- transitive verb To overwhelm or oppress.
- transitive verb To print a surcharge on (a postage or revenue stamp).
- transitive verb Law To show an omission of a credit in (an account).
from The Century Dictionary.
- To print or write officially a surcharge on the face of (a postage-stamp). See
surcharge , n., 6. - To overload, in any sense; overburden: as, to
surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon. - In law: To show an omission in; show that the accounting party ought to have charged himself with more than he has. See
surcharge and falsification , under surcharge, n. - To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into, as a common, than the person has a right to put, or more than the herbage will sustain.
- To overcharge; make an extra charge upon.
- noun A charge or load above another charge; hence, an excessive load or burden; a load greater than can be well borne.
- noun A charge or supply in excess of the amount requisite for immediate use, or for the work in hand, as of nervous force or of electricity.
- noun In law: An extra charge made by assessors upon such as neglect to make a due return of the taxes to which they are liable.
- noun The showing of an omission in an account or something in respect of which the accounting party ought to have charged himself more than no has.
- noun In ceramics, a painting in a lighter enamel over a darker one which forms the ground: as, a white flower in surcharge on a buff ground.
- noun An overcharge beyond what is just and right.
- noun Something, as a new valuation or status, offioially printed on the face of a postage-stamp.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge.
- transitive verb To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into, as a common, than the person has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain.
Blackstone . - transitive verb (Equity) To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given.
- transitive verb To print or write a surcharge on (a postage stamp).
- noun An overcharge; an excessive load or burden; a load greater than can well be borne.
- noun The putting, by a commoner, of more beasts on the common than he has a right to.
- noun (Equity) The showing an omission, as in an account, for which credit ought to have been given.
- noun (Railroads) A charge over the usual or legal rates.
- noun Something printed or written on a postage stamp to give it a new legal effect, as a new valuation, a place, a date, etc.; also (Colloq.), a stamp with a surcharge.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An addition of
extra charge on the agreed or stated price. - noun An excessive price charged e.g. to an unsuspecting customer.
- noun philately An
overprint on a stamp that alters (usually raises) the original nominal value of the stamp; used especially in times ofhyperinflation . - noun law A
charge that has beenomitted from an account as payment of a credit to the charged party. - noun law A
penalty for failure to exercise commonprudence and skill in the performance of afiduciary 's duties. - noun obsolete An
excessive load orburden . - noun law, obsolete The putting, by a
commoner , of moreanimals on thecommon than he is entitled to. - verb To
apply a surcharge.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- verb charge an extra fee, as for a special service
- verb place too much a load on
- noun an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
- verb fill to an excessive degree
- verb show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
- verb fill to capacity with people
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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During last year's governor's campaign, Quinn told his voters he wanted to raise the income tax from 3 percent to 4 percent, what he called a surcharge for education.
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During last year's governor's campaign, Quinn told his voters he wanted to raise the income tax from 3 percent to 4 percent, what he called a surcharge for education.
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During last year's governor's campaign, Quinn told his voters he wanted to raise the income tax from 3 percent to 4 percent, what he called a surcharge for education.
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"It is what I call the surcharge culture," he said.
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During last year's governor's campaign, Quinn told his voters he wanted to raise the income tax from 3 percent to 4 percent, what he called a surcharge for education.
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During last year's governor's campaign, Quinn told his voters he wanted to raise the income tax from 3 percent to 4 percent, what he called a surcharge for education.
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Basel Committee Chairman Nout Wellink, who also heads the Dutch central bank, said a "systemic surcharge" is under consideration more broadly to make sure systemically important firms can absorb losses, though it remains unclear exactly which firms fit that category.
Central Bankers Defend New Capital Rules Brian Blackstone 2010
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From what I can tell, the 3D surcharge is typically between $2-$4.
AVATAR Achieves The Highest Worldwide Gross of All Time with $1.84 Billion – Collider.com 2010
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The carbon surcharge is up for review by the Los Angeles City Council today.
Los Angeles Proposes Monthly Carbon Surcharge | Inhabitat 2010
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I can see the argument that the 2.5% surcharge is an income tax even though it is on realized risk rather than realized expense.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Health Care Mandate a Direct Tax? 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word surcharge
"In ceramics, a painting in a lighter enamel over a darker one which forms the ground: as, a white flower in surcharge on a buff ground."
--Century Dictionary
January 3, 2017