surcharge

/ˈsɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/ · noun

Meaning

An addition of extra charge on the agreed or stated price.
An excessive price charged e.g. to an unsuspecting customer.
An overprint on a stamp that alters (usually raises) the original nominal value of the stamp; used especially in times of hyperinflation.
A painting in lighter enamel over a darker one that serves as the ground.
A charge that has been omitted from an account as payment of a credit to the charged party.
A penalty for failure to exercise common prudence and skill in the performance of a fiduciary's duties.
To apply a surcharge.
To overload; to overburden.
To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into (e.g. a common) than one has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain.
To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given.

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