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surcharge

/ surcharge /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
Type of:
charge
Kinds of:
single supplement
verb Sense 2
show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
Type of:
show
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
fill to an excessive degree
"The air was surcharged with tension"
Type of:
fill fill up make full
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote
Type of:
overprint print over
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
fill to capacity with people
"The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards"
Type of:
overcrowd
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
charge an extra fee, as for a special service
Type of:
charge bill
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
place too much a load on
"don''t overload the car"
Type of:
load lade laden
Derived:
overload overburden
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Opposites:
undercharge
Type of:
cheat rip off chisel
Kinds of:
extort squeeze rack gouge wring
Derived:
overcharge
Entails:
charge bill
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
28
Times Searched
2
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charge single supplement show fill fill up make full overprint print over overcrowd bill load lade