surcharge

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surcharge[1,transitive verb] surcharge[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹sur·charge
Pronunciation: 's&r-"chärj
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French surcharger, from sur- + charger to load, charge -- more at CHARGE
1 a : OVERCHARGE b : to charge an extra fee c : to show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
2 British : OVERSTOCK
3 : to fill or load to excess <the atmosphere...was surcharged with war hysteria -- H. A. Chippendale>
4 a : to mark a surcharge on (a stamp) b : OVERPRINT <surcharge a banknote>