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
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
And Nashville International Airport (BNA), with a total roundtrip surcharge of $12 for rideshare passengers, has among the highest fees of any major airport in the country.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 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
Beginning next year, Rhode Island will slap a surcharge on vacation homes in the state that are worth at least $1 million.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
And Nashville International Airport (BNA), with a total roundtrip surcharge of $12 for rideshare passengers, has among the highest fees of any major airport in the country.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 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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The best way to remove algae, dirt, mildew, and other debris from your deck is with a pressure washer, but be careful not to gouge the wood by getting too close.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
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Last year, Burns attempted to gouge his wife's eye out during an altercation.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 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
Noun
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Morro Bay was once a bustling port city that primarily dealt in the shipment of dairy and beef from the local ranches in the area.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately the shipment came through, however, Gasich said three of her lines from the UK, Spain and France recently canceled their shipments, which contained most of her shop’s Halloween and holiday items.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
6 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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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.—
Angela Hart,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trump earlier this week said India had offered to cut its tariffs on American imports to zero, while complaining that the proposal had come too late in the negotiation.—
Priyanka Salve,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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According to one survey, about half of those age 61 and older are fearful of what changes in tariffs will do to their retirement savings or retirement income.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition to information overload, sources for meaning are diminishing in our lives—there are simultaneously multiple recessions being had in America.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Show them that effectiveness is about focus and boundaries, not overload.—
Daisy Auger-Domínguez,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This interaction damages skin cells and can trigger irritation, redness, stinging or burning.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Sherry recalls one instance that stung in particular, when a friend pointed out his hair loss at a social gathering.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Heat has discussed this option, but to this point has leaned toward keeping Rozier to see if his salary (and expiring contract) can be used as cap ballast in a trade if a pricey standout player becomes available closer to the February trade deadline.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Wearing the right clothing, Freud said to Moss, can provide a powerful psychological ballast.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Surcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcharge. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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