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
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Food and drink purchases will also include a 2% surcharge, all of which goes directly to the workers.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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
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Verb
Maersk recently told Indian customers that container loads with incorrect weight declarations face a $5,000 surcharge, while dangerous goods violations would cost and extra $15,000.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Food and drink purchases will also include a 2% surcharge, all of which goes directly to the workers.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surcharge
Verb
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Time for the city to stop gouging us and start being more responsible with taxpayer money.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Sep. 2025
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Predatory resellers - including Live Nation itself - should no longer be allowed to gouge and deceive fans under the guise of access to live music.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The tax is a surtax on individual property for the wealthy on their second homes.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Finally, a surtax on incomes of California’s wealthiest families, approved by voters in 2012 to deal with an earlier budget deficit, was supposed to last only a few years, but a 2016 ballot measure extended it to 2030.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
22 Aug. 2025
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One month after taking power, Syrian security forces seized a shipment of heavy ammunition destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon, once a key ally of the Assad regime and Iran’s Axis of Resistance.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Nigeria sends first gasoline shipment to US A $19-billion refinery in Nigeria sent its first shipment of gasoline to the US, marking a new chapter for the country as a major fuel exporter.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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It would be accompanied by state audits into how spendthrift local governments overcharge for roads, school construction and parks.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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California is the biggest target after the state self-reported overcharging the federal government for health care services delivered to immigrants without legal status, determined to be at least $500 million, spurring the threat of a lawsuit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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The president initially floated his movie tariff idea on Truth Social in May, prompting panic across Hollywood, even after the White House sought to temper expectations in a statement not long after.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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These new tariffs could prove detrimental to the healthcare sector, where high costs and insurance plans plans can already limit what drugs American patients can get their hands on.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In this example, the quick short corner creates a momentary overload when Eze finds Martin Odegaard before Guimaraes is in position to defend the Norway midfielder.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Those willing to risk sensory overload for the shot at that beautiful, precious, VistaVision.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These pretty pink jellyfish are carnivorous and have stinging tentacles that can reach up to 70 feet long.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2025
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Congressional Democrats feel stung by the mass layoffs and program cuts that followed the last stopgap spending deal in March.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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That may well be called prescience, but without more dramatic ballast, whether or not Family’s rage was ahead of its time becomes a less compelling question.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
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Wealthy individuals often view these assets as the ballast of their portfolios.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Surcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcharge. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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