as in to gouge
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
contends that with the present tax structure, the state's lower-income residents are being surcharged and the wealthiest residents are getting off too lightly
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Recent Examples of surcharge
Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
By comparison, the new single-motor version, which costs 1.4 million lira, only comes with a 10% SCT surcharge that adds just 141,000 lira.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 July 2025
Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Transmission delivery charges are outside of the base rate, passed through to ratepayers as a separate surcharge on their monthly bill.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
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Verb
That surcharge alone erodes a meaningful slice of Qatar’s margin advantage over Henry-Hub-linked U.S. cargoes and is already pencilled into 2026 LNG tender models.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
By comparison, the new single-motor version, which costs 1.4 million lira, only comes with a 10% SCT surcharge that adds just 141,000 lira.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 July 2025
Noun
In 2018, a federal court ruled that parts of Texas’ credit card surcharge ban violated the First Amendment.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Transmission delivery charges are outside of the base rate, passed through to ratepayers as a separate surcharge on their monthly bill.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surcharge
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At least the climactic pandemonium has some of that old REC intensity; Plaza dynamically orchestrates the violence, dazzling the eyes of his audience one minute, gouging the eyes of his characters the next.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ella’s son is now 7 and sometimes traipses downstairs to gouge his grandparents’ cereal collection.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bay State voters in November 2022 approved a 4% surtax on incomes above $1 million annually, with the revenue dedicated to improving education and transportation.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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The outflow of residents to other states also predates the surtax and reflects other factors such as high housing costs.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Transshipping typically sees importers sending items from a country that is not the shipment’s actual country of origin to avoid higher duties or specific scrutiny.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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The organization is accepting donations of cash and equipment including turn-key renewable power, water and shelter technologies for rapid shipment.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Thermal runaway, or self-heating, can occur without warning in lithium batteries as a result of various factors, including if the battery is damaged, overheated, exposed to water, overcharged or improperly packed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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That same year, millions of plaintiffs filed an antitrust class action lawsuit seeking over $1 billion in damages that alleged Sutter Health overcharged customers and companies for health care bills and discouraged clients from using other lower-cost services.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And businesses that have so far swallowed the tariffs without raising prices may not be able to for much longer.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Trump’s tariffs are unpopular Trump has argued that tariffs will bring manufacturing and jobs back to the United States, but the public hasn’t gotten behind them.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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On the Nittany Lions’ first touchdown, Ioane showed off his range on an overload pin-pull sweep, walling off the lane for RB Nicholas Singleton to walk into the end zone.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The wrong one can create confusion, lead to notification overload, and add unnecessary complexity to the workday.—
Rebecca Lazar,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While basic first aid can often ease the pain of a bee sting, according to the Mayo Clinic, those who are stung more than a dozen times can experience a more severe reaction, which includes nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever and lightheadedness.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Considering that one cocktail could cost one hour of some employees’ wages, the removal of that free drink benefit stung even more, Quimby and Reber told Deadline.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cheaper options or knock-offs tend to come with flimsy sockets, buzzing ballasts, or unreliable switches, which can make rooms look cheap or dated far sooner than expected and even create fire hazards.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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For this is sacred time, time out of time, without ballast or anchor, without leash or link.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Surcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcharge. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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