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
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
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
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
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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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
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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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This newest shipment continues their work with a particular focus on children and women left vulnerable by the ongoing conflict.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Allvan, a van and truck manufacturer based in La Vergne, said a fall shipment included tariffs ranging from 25% to 80%.—
Molly Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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Indeed, Wang believes that looming decision may back Trump into a corner in South Korea by strong-arming him into an accommodation lest his tariff leverage be suddenly excised.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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As Retail Brew previously reported, while consumers are definitely going to spend for Halloween, 79% are expecting prices to be higher because of tariffs.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The fat overload in astrocytes and microglia activates inflammatory pathways.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
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Tokyo Central is owned by Japan’s Don Quijote, the beloved multi-sensory overload discount stores that can be found all across the country.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
24 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
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Their cars will be fitted with a ballast to compensate for the weight not gained in the absence of a vest.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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But Stanfield in particular also serves as a moral compass, or at least a dose of common sense, offering ballast to the proceedings.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
11 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Surcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcharge. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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