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
Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
For the Chinese Pavilion at the upcoming Venice Biennale, for example, shippers could send a shipment from Xi’an to Venice via train with a surcharge of only $100, compared to a $600 surcharge and a delay of ten days or more on sea freight.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 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
The workers were charged a 2% surcharge to cash those checks, which went to Loloee’s pocket.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
For the Chinese Pavilion at the upcoming Venice Biennale, for example, shippers could send a shipment from Xi’an to Venice via train with a surcharge of only $100, compared to a $600 surcharge and a delay of ten days or more on sea freight.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surcharge
Verb
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Beyond the claims itself, evidence released in the trial had revealed some unflattering conversations between Live Nation representatives, perhaps most notably a set of exchanges between two regional employees bragging to each other about gouging concertgoers on ancillary fees and parking spaces.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
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Wood can gouge or splinter easily under too much pressure.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Africa’s most populous nation has introduced a 4% surtax - on top of standard import duties - for vehicles with engine sizes of 4,000 cubic centimeters and above, and 2% on those between 2,000 and 3,999 cc, according to an April 1 memo confirmed by Finance Minister Wale Edun to Bloomberg Wednesday.—
Ruth Olurounbi,
Bloomberg,
16 Apr. 2026
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This surtax has brought in more money every year since 2023, more than $6 billion in total.—
Senator Ed Markey,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The company announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the shipment, or conviction of the people responsible.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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China's official Xinhua News Agency said a shipment of 24 metric tons of apples from South Africa that cleared customs in Shenzhen in the early hours of Friday was the first batch of goods to enter under the new zero-tariff policy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
Verb
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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,
ProPublica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The jury found that fans were overcharged for tickets as a direct result of this monopoly, paying higher fees for their tickets.—
Letitia James,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The demonstration also touched on various issues that Americans have been facing including the rising cost of food and gas due in part to tariffs, the war in Iran and immigration sweeps that experts have said contributed to a shortage of agricultural workers.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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China's official Xinhua News Agency said a shipment of 24 metric tons of apples from South Africa that cleared customs in Shenzhen in the early hours of Friday was the first batch of goods to enter under the new zero-tariff policy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Communication sizzles as Mercury’s friction with change-maker Uranus triggers impatience, sensory overload or sudden changes in plans.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Its dual-hip yaw design improves agility and natural walking, while mechanical grippers with overload protection enable safe object handling.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This scene stings with recognition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Captain Ethan Ampadu is one of the survivors of that stinging 2024 play-off final defeat.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some of the young women who lived there say the support was critical — ballast in a storm.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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When the Fed began raising rates in 2022, the correlation between stocks and bonds turned positive — meaning that bonds weren’t the portfolio ballast investors were expecting.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Surcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcharge. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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