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
Kevin Williams, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Starting May 2, the surcharge will take effect with sellers using the Buy with Prime and Multi-Channel Fulfillment options.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
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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
The United States Postal Service has asked for an 8% surcharge for package and express deliveries.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Starting May 2, the surcharge will take effect with sellers using the Buy with Prime and Multi-Channel Fulfillment options.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surcharge
Verb
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Wood can gouge or splinter easily under too much pressure.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The session culminated in two new price-gouging laws.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Van Hollen would slap a surtax on every dollar of income over $1 million, which would pay for the tax cuts for lower incomes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The surtax would apply not only to wage income but also to capital gains and other investment income.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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With no end to the larger skirmish in sight, fears persist that the shipment of medical supplies could remain at risk.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
9 Apr. 2026
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In 2003, a shipment of exotic African rodents to a pet store in Illinois sparked the United States' first mpox outbreak.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Electric scooters use lithium-ion batteries, which can pose a fire risk if overcharged or charged using the wrong charging equipment.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Walgreens has agreed to pay $6 million in a settlement to a lawsuit filed by several district attorney’s offices across California alleging that the drug store chain overcharged customers and sold expired over-the-counter products in violation of state law, prosecutors said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Financial Times reported this week that Hamid Hosseini, a spokesperson for Iran's energy exports union, said the country would look to impose a tariff equivalent to $1 per barrel.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Regardless of the ruling, tariffs are set to expire in July when the 150-day window expires.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Adults may experience sensory overload, disorientation, or believe that tasks demand extraordinary effort.—
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, carbs—the body’s primary energy source—increase your blood sugar, or blood glucose, and, in turn, trigger the pancreas to secrete insulin (a hormone that tells the body’s cells to absorb glucose to prevent an overload).—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Anthropic leaks its code; Mercor stung by data breach.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Santos stung a volley from outside the box midway through the second half after juggling the ball with her knee, but Silkowitz dived to her right to push the ball wide of the post.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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With massive, deep-V hulls and ballast systems that add thousands of pounds, these boats are designed to displace large amounts of water and generate huge waves for wakeboarders and wakesurfers.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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The railroad will also replace four grade crossing surfaces in Wethersfield, replace ties, switch ties with ballast and surfacing.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Surcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcharge. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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