Surcharge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)

charge an extra fee, as for a special service

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɜːtʃɑːɹdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɜːtʃɑːdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɜːtʃɑːdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɜːtʃɑːɹdʒ/.

Examples

The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards
The air was surcharged with tension
don't overload the car

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gazump hook overload plume soak overcharge pluck rob fleece

Antonyms

undercharge

Parts of Speech

noun	an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
verb	charge an extra fee, as for a special service
verb	rip off; ask an unreasonable price
verb	fill to capacity with people “The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards”
verb	print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote
verb	fill to an excessive degree “The air was surcharged with tension”
verb	place too much a load on “don't overload the car”
verb	show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given

Word Forms

surcharge	verb	charge an extra fee, as for a special service
surcharge	noun	an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
overcharge	noun	a price that is too high
overload	noun	an excessive burden

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zuschlag

eine zusätzliche Gebühr (wie für zuvor ausgelassene Gegenstände oder als Strafe für die Nichtbeachtung der üblichen Vorsicht oder des üblichen Geschicks)

🇫🇷French

surtaxe

des frais supplémentaires (comme pour les éléments précédemment omis ou comme pénalité pour manquement à la prudence ou aux compétences communes)

🇪🇸Spanish

recargo

un cargo adicional (en cuanto a elementos previamente omitidos o como penalización por no ejercer la precaución común o la habilidad común)

🇮🇹Italian

sovrapprezzo

un costo aggiuntivo (come per elementi precedentemente omessi o come penalità per la mancata esercitazione della comune cautela o della comune abilità)

🇳🇱Dutch

toeslag

een extra toeslag (zoals voor items die eerder zijn weggelaten of als straf voor het niet in acht nemen van de gebruikelijke voorzichtigheid of algemene vaardigheid)

🇵🇹Portuguese

sobretaxa

uma cobrança adicional (como para itens anteriormente omitidos ou como penalidade por não exercer cautela ou habilidade comum)

🇷🇺Russian

надбавка

дополнительная плата (как за ранее пропущенные элементы, так и в качестве штрафа за несоблюдение общей осторожности или обычных навыков)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधिभार

एक अतिरिक्त शुल्क (पहले छोड़ी गई वस्तुओं के लिए या सामान्य सावधानी या सामान्य कौशल का प्रयोग करने में विफलता के लिए दंड के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

সারচার্জ

একটি অতিরিক্ত চার্জ (আগে বাদ দেওয়া আইটেমগুলির জন্য বা সাধারণ সতর্কতা বা সাধারণ দক্ষতা অনুশীলনে ব্যর্থতার জন্য শাস্তি হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

கூடுதல் கட்டணம்

கூடுதல் கட்டணம் (முன்பு தவிர்க்கப்பட்ட பொருட்களுக்கு அல்லது பொதுவான எச்சரிக்கை அல்லது பொதுவான திறமையைப் பயன்படுத்தத் தவறியதற்காக அபராதம்)

🇮🇳Telugu

సర్‌ఛార్జ్

అదనపు ఛార్జీ (గతంలో విస్మరించబడిన అంశాలకు లేదా సాధారణ జాగ్రత్త లేదా సాధారణ నైపుణ్యాన్ని పాటించడంలో వైఫల్యానికి జరిమానాగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

अधिभार

अतिरिक्त शुल्क (आधी वगळलेल्या वस्तूंसाठी किंवा सामान्य सावधगिरी किंवा सामान्य कौशल्याचा वापर करण्यात अयशस्वी झाल्यास दंड म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સરચાર્જ

વધારાનો ચાર્જ (અગાઉ અવગણવામાં આવેલી વસ્તુઓ માટે અથવા સામાન્ય સાવધાની અથવા સામાન્ય કુશળતાનો ઉપયોગ કરવામાં નિષ્ફળતા માટે દંડ તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಶುಲ್ಕ

ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಶುಲ್ಕ (ಹಿಂದೆ ಬಿಟ್ಟುಬಿಡಲಾದ ಐಟಂಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯವನ್ನು ಚಲಾಯಿಸಲು ವಿಫಲವಾದಾಗ ದಂಡವಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സർചാർജ്

ഒരു അധിക ചാർജ് (മുമ്പ് ഒഴിവാക്കിയ ഇനങ്ങൾക്ക് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൊതുവായ ജാഗ്രത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൊതുവായ വൈദഗ്ദ്ധ്യം പ്രയോഗിക്കുന്നതിൽ പരാജയപ്പെട്ടതിന് പിഴയായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਰਚਾਰਜ

ਇੱਕ ਵਾਧੂ ਚਾਰਜ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਛੱਡੀਆਂ ਗਈਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਲਈ ਜਾਂ ਆਮ ਸਾਵਧਾਨੀ ਜਾਂ ਆਮ ਹੁਨਰ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ ਲਈ ਜੁਰਮਾਨੇ ਵਜੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سرچارج

ایک اضافی چارج (جیسا کہ پہلے چھوڑ دی گئی اشیاء کے لیے یا عام احتیاط یا عام مہارت کو استعمال کرنے میں ناکامی کے جرمانے کے طور پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

附加费

额外费用（对于之前遗漏的项目或作为对未遵守常见谨慎或常见技能的惩罚）

🇯🇵Japanese

追加料金

追加料金（以前に省略された項目に関して、または一般的な注意や一般的なスキルを実行しなかったことに対するペナルティとして）

🇰🇷Korean

부가 요금

추가 요금(이전에 누락된 항목 또는 일반적인 주의 또는 일반적인 기술을 행사하지 않은 것에 대한 패널티)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phụ phí

một khoản phí bổ sung (như đối với các hạng mục đã bị bỏ qua trước đây hoặc như một hình phạt cho việc không thực hiện thận trọng hoặc kỹ năng thông thường)

🇹🇭Thai

ค่าธรรมเนียมเพิ่มเติม

ค่าใช้จ่ายเพิ่มเติม (สำหรับรายการที่ละไว้ก่อนหน้านี้หรือเป็นการลงโทษสำหรับการไม่ใช้ความระมัดระวังหรือทักษะทั่วไป)

🇮🇩Indonesian

biaya tambahan

biaya tambahan (untuk item yang sebelumnya dihilangkan atau sebagai penalti karena kegagalan dalam menerapkan kehati-hatian atau keterampilan umum)

🇵🇭Filipino

dagdag na bayad

karagdagang singil (para sa mga item na dati nang tinanggal o bilang parusa para sa hindi paggamit ng karaniwang pag-iingat o karaniwang kasanayan)

🇲🇾Malay

surcaj

caj tambahan (seperti untuk item yang ditinggalkan sebelum ini atau sebagai penalti kerana kegagalan untuk menjalankan kewaspadaan bersama atau kemahiran biasa)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تكلفة إضافية

رسوم إضافية (كما هو الحال بالنسبة للعناصر التي تم حذفها مسبقًا أو كعقوبة لعدم توخي الحذر العام أو المهارات المشتركة)

🇮🇷Persian

اضافه شارژ

هزینه اضافی (مانند مواردی که قبلاً حذف شده اند یا به عنوان جریمه برای عدم رعایت احتیاط یا مهارت مشترک)

🇹🇷Turkish

ek ücret

ek bir ücret (daha önce atlanan öğeler için veya ortak dikkat veya ortak beceriyi kullanmamanın cezası olarak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַשׁלוּם נוֹסָף

חיוב נוסף (באשר לפריטים שהושמטו בעבר או כעונש על אי נטילת זהירות או מיומנות נפוצה)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'surcharge'?

The primary meaning of 'surcharge' is 'an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'surcharge' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'surcharge' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'surcharge' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'surcharge' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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