SURCHARGE Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈsər-ˌchärj

Definition of surcharge

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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noun

as in surtax

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Recent Examples of surcharge

Verb

Massachusetts law requires utility companies to collect an energy efficiency surcharge on all Massachusetts energy consumers. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026 Domestic flights will also get surcharged. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026

Noun

Even if the surcharge caused higher-income residents to vacate their apartments (which likely are over 50 years old and in need of substantial rehab), the median rents probably exceed the 30% of income level of New Yorkers most in need of housing. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 The company faces an $8 surcharge for each complaint, leading to a bill of roughly $75,000 due in September, Bloomberg reported, citing internal documents. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for surcharge

Recent Examples of Synonyms for surcharge

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The shrapnel tore through the metal surrounding the engine, shattering the window at row 11, leaving a dent in the plane near row 8 and puncturing the body below the wing, as well as gouging and denting the tail, the NTSB said.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Also, refrain from pressure washing aggressively, as this can gouge the wood.

— Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2026

Definition of gouge

Noun

Brown promised that surtax would be temporary, but later a coalition of public employee unions, led by the California Teachers Association, sponsored a ballot measure that extended it to 2030.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
In Massachusetts, despite pessimistic predictions, a 2022 millionaire surtax saw revenue double the projections and the millionaire population grow, fears of a mass departure.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of surtax

Noun

Someone picked up the shipment, but the beer never made it to Tucson, police said.

— Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
The department had initially intercepted and inspected the shipment at the port based on a tip received by its counterfeit and piracy enforcement team, the department said in the release.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of shipment

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Telecoms that overcharge are excluded from spectrum auctions.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
What the disagreement was about Auditors for the city of Atlanta said the transit agency overcharged for enhanced bus service and owed the city $70 million from a fund to pay for new MARTA projects.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcharge

Noun

This is because the costs of maintaining a herd—feed, fertilizer and equipment—have gone up as a result of tariffs and drought, so fewer farmers breed cows for slaughter, which restricts beef supply.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Logitech shifted some production to Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Mexico in response to US tariffs, but China remains an important manufacturing base and an increasingly vital consumer market.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of tariff

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Now the Sphere is adding scent to the sensory overload, allowing moviegoers to literally smell their way through Oz.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Surrounded by the healing landscape of the Sonoran Desert, the luxe getaway has welcomed travelers seeking to put aside digital overload and other overwhelming stimuli in order to reconnect with the best versions of themselves.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of overload

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Eventually other studios start calculating a zero percent state income tax.

— Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
However, the Illinois Policy Institute counters that a millionaire tax could open the door for higher taxes on thousands of local small businesses by generating an uptick in their marginal state income tax rate.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of income tax

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