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
Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Companies that see their fuel costs increase may pass at least some, if not all, of that expense on to consumers, either as a surcharge or price hike, other research shows.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 2 Mar. 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
In subsequent years, the tax would rise to $10,000, with the surcharge increasing to $5,000.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Companies that see their fuel costs increase may pass at least some, if not all, of that expense on to consumers, either as a surcharge or price hike, other research shows.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surcharge
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Others representing landlords said the number of price-gouging complaints had fallen off since April, signaling no need for extended protections.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Hydee Feldstein Soto’s office has filed seven price-gouging lawsuits — three civil, four criminal — ranging from individual landlords to housing companies such as Blueground and Airbnb.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Van Hollen's millionaire surtax would levy new rates above existing taxes on the rich.—
JEFF STEIN THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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It’s paid for through the 4% surtax on high earners.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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But at street level, where the volume is expanded by cutting agents and sold in single-gram doses, such a shipment could have been valued at $650,000 each.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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This particular shipment likely set sail from Quanzhou, a port on China’s eastern coast that was close to the creative heartlands in the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces, bound for Temasek, according to Flecker.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Twenty-five of the states that are part of the DOJ suit are also seeking damages from Live Nation, alleging that Ticketmaster has been overcharging fans.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Mar. 2026
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Did Duke Energy overcharge customers in NC?—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Jim O’Connor, ValenSil’s buyer and hiring manager, attributed the production drop-off to the steep tariffs on inputs like aluminum and the heavily unpredictable nature of how they’ve been implemented.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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That discontent then feeds domestic politics, producing anti-globalization policies like tariffs; that, in turn, feeds back into the international system, deepening instability.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The risk includes everything from vein irritation to infection, to toxicity from fluid overload to complications from a lack of medical history screening.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Officials said a fault in a transmission line linking two power plants caused an overload and led to the collapse of the energy system’s western sector.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The institute and federal ocean officials say those appendages, called cerata, hold the stinging cells in a concentrated form, making the slug’s sting especially potent.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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If these stinging insects are nesting in your yard, look for the things that might be attracting wasps and learn how to keep them away.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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Other items from the ship, including the ballasts that served as counterweights for the human cargo, are remaining on display and will be returned to South Africa in two years.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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Other items from the ship, including the ballasts that served as counterweights for the human cargo, are remaining on display and will be returned to South Africa in two years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Surcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcharge. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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