surcharge

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Synonyms: supercharge, surcharges, surcharged, surcharger, uncharge, upcharge

Antonyms: supercharge, surcharges, surcharged, surcharger, uncharge, upcharge

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. An addition of [[extra]] charge on the agreed, stated, or [[baseline]] price. {{n-g|Sometimes portrayed by a buyer as [[excessive]] and [[rapacious]]; usually portrayed by a seller as [[justified]] and [[necessary]].}}
2. The part of the price of a [[subsidized]] good or service that is not covered by the [[subsidy]] and so must be paid by the consumer.
3. {{lb|en|philately}} An [[overprint]] on a stamp that alters (usually raises) the original nominal value of the stamp; used especially in times of [[hyperinflation]].
4. {{lb|en|art}} A [[painting]] in lighter [[enamel]] over a darker one that serves as the [[ground]].
5. {{lb|en|legal}} A [[charge]] that has been [[omit]]ted from an account as payment of a credit to the charged party<ref>{{R:Burrill Law Dictionary}}</ref>
6. {{lb|en|legal}} A [[penalty]] for failure to exercise common [[prudence]] and skill in the performance of a [[fiduciary]]'s duties.
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} An [[excessive]] [[load]] or [[burden]].
8. {{lb|en|legal|obsolete}} The putting, by a [[commoner]], of more [[animal]]s on the [[common]] than he is entitled to.

Verb

1. To [[apply]] a surcharge.
2. {{senseid|en|to overload}} To [[overload]]; to [[overburden]].
3. {{lb|en|legal}} To [[overstock]]; especially, to put more [[cattle]] into (e.g. a [[common]]) than one has a right to do, or more than the [[herbage]] will sustain.
4. To show an [[omission]] in (an account) for which [[credit]] ought to have been given.

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