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
PC Magazine, 21 July 2025
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
Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
The tax would later rise to $10,000, with the surcharge going to $5,000.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
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Verb
But last month, SpaceX raised the demand surcharge to $500, then $750 before finally escalating it to an eye-popping $1,000.
—PC Magazine, 21 July 2025
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
Noun
But in congested areas, Starlink can charge a one-time demand surcharge of $500 to $1,500, while limiting new customers to the pricier $120 Residential Max plan.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
The tax would later rise to $10,000, with the surcharge going to $5,000.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surcharge
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But these concerns have not gone unnoticed, as a bill is currently making its way through the California General Assembly that aims to cap resale prices as a way to limit ticket brokers and resale platforms from price-gouging fans.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Run a putty knife along the wet popcorn ceiling to scrape off the popcorn texture, but be careful to avoid gouging the ceiling with the corner of the putty knife.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2026
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The higher the taxpayer’s MAGI, the higher the surtax is.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Massachusetts passed a surtax on income over $1 million in 2022, and Washington State and Rhode Island plan to tax income over $1 million.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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An April shipment of crude — one of the only oil deliveries this year — has been exhausted, with Cuba’s minister of energy and mines announcing this week that the country lacks fuel to power its antiquated electrical grid and is relying on domestic oil and solar panels.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for the shipment of oil, gas, fertilizer and other petroleum products.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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The robot pledged to respect and follow humans, refrain from damaging property or other robots, abstain from deceptive behavior and save energy by not overcharging.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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In two cases, the DMV fined them a total of $5,000 for overcharging people to get their vehicles after a tow and ordered Lombard to return more than $1,000 to the vehicle owners.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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So are tariffs, geopolitical volatility and economic uncertainty that shows no signs of letting up.—
Tony Loyd,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The near- and long-term expectations are back at rates hit during the latter part of last year, when tariffs added to inflationary pressures.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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In recent years, some doctors have relocated to countries including Canada, citing paperwork overload, quality-of-life concerns and dissatisfaction with the overall structure of for-profit healthcare delivery in the United States.—
Meggen Harris,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Others could experience sensory overload from constantly consuming information, doomscrolling or trying to keep up with the nonstop noise around them.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Café receipts keep climbing, and the math is starting to sting.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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The Sacramento Bee gathered information on what kinds of jellyfish you can be found on the coast, whether their sting is harmful to humans and what to do if you get stung.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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The species first turned up, probably from the ballast water or hull of a foreign ship, state officials say, in October 2024 in the Port of Stockton.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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Federal officials recently launched a prize competition to reward ideas for controlling the flow of aquatic species into and out of the ballasts of boats that travel among the various lakes and waterways across the United States.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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“Surcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcharge. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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